An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District
Summary
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2917) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to further regulate the buy back of creditable service in the retirement system of Norfolk County by certain Dedham-Westwood Water District employees. Public Service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Signed May 12, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
8
Committee
3
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026
executive
May 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
May 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Nov 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
lower
Sep 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Aug 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Paul McMurtry
DDemocratic
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