H 4168
An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments
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This bill allows the town of Acton, Massachusetts, to increase the residency requirements for members of its police and fire departments. The town has already voted to approve this change, and the state legislature has authorized it. This means that officers and firefighters serving in Acton may now live further away from the town than previously allowed.
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Danillo A. Sena
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Bill H.4168 194th (Current)
An Act authorizing the town of Acton to increase the residency limit for members of its police and fire departments
By Representatives Sena of Acton and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4168) of Danillo A. Sena and Simon Cataldo (by vote of the town) that the town of Acton be authorized to increase the residency limit for members of the police and fire departments of said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.]
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Presenters: Danillo A. Sena , Simon Cataldo City/Town: Acton (Local Approval Received)
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Displaying 15 actions for Bill H.4168
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 5/29/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government |
| 6/2/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 6/17/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 7/16/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 8/4/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/29/2025 | House | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/2/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 11/24/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 11/24/2025 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 11/26/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 11/26/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 12/4/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 80 of the Acts of 2025 |
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