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H4234Introduced in the House

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Fairhaven

Passed

Introduced by Mark Sylvia, District 10-BRI

What does this bill do?

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Official description

That the town of Fairhaven be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2026

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service

  2. Senate concurred

  3. Hearing scheduled for 07/16/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  8. Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed

  9. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  10. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  11. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  12. Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed

  13. Referred to the House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

  14. Rules suspended

  15. House concurred in the Senate amendment

  16. Enacted

  17. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  18. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2026

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