An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Keny Gateau
This bill (HD 5428) would authorize the City of Boston Police Department to hire Keny Gateau as an officer despite exceeding the department's standard maximum age requirement. It specifically waives the age limit for this individual appointment, requiring approval from both the mayor and city council. As a local procedural bill targeting a single person's hiring, it does not establish a general policy change for other applicants. The bill is purely procedural and does not alter the city's standard hiring rules for future candidates.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2024
Governor
Introduced Oct 24, 2024
Last action Dec 30, 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
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Dec 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Dec 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Nov 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Oct 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Oct 24, 2024
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandy Fluker-Reid
DDemocratic
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