H 5380 Massachusetts 194th session
An Act exempting the positions of police chief and deputy police chief in the city of Medford from the civil service law
By Representative Donato of Medford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5380) of Paul J. Donato (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Medford be authorized to exempt the positions of police chief and deputy police chief from the civil service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status
- Introduced
- Committee
- Floor vote
- Passed
- Enacted
Passed both chambers — last recorded action August 20, 2026
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Passage likelihood
95% Higher than most bills at this stage
This is an estimate, not a guarantee. It is computed from the signals listed below and nothing else. It does not account for leadership priorities, floor scheduling, or negotiations that are not in the public record.
What the estimate is based on
- Historical base rate About 20% of introduced state bills are enacted.
- Current stage Passed both chambers.
- Cosponsors 2 cosponsors.
State-level impact
State-level impact data is not available for this bill. The source text does not contain a per-state funding formula or scored breakdown, so no figures are shown.
Official actions
- Enacted and laid before the Governor
- Enacted
- Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
- Read third and passed to be engrossed
- Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Hearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 Hearing updated to New End Time
- Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2
- Senate concurred
- Referred to the committee on Public Service