An Act authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to perform police details
This bill authorizes the town of Plainville to appoint retired police officers as special police officers for specific duties, such as event security or temporary patrols. It provides the town with legal authority to hire these retired officers without requiring them to be on active duty. The bill was submitted by Representative Marcus S. Vaughn with Plainville’s town vote approval and has received local approval. This change directly affects Plainville’s ability to utilize retired officers’ experience for targeted police assignments.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2023
Governor
Introduced Dec 14, 2023
Last action Mar 14, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Dec 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Dec 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marcus Vaughn
RRepublican
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