An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Doumy Pamera
Summary
By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4572) of Samantha Montaño (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize the appointment of Doumy Pamera as a police officer in the city of Boston, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Sep 29, 2025
Signed Mar 30, 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
Mar 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 51 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Mar 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Mar 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Feb 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Oct 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Sep 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
SM
Sam Montaño
DDemocratic
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