Bill would allow Boston Police to waive maximum age for Doumy Pamera

Representative Samantha Montaño filed legislation on Sept. 25, 2025, asking the City of Boston Police Department to waive its maximum age requirement so that Doumy Pamera may be certified for appointment as a police officer if he meets all other department requirements.

The bill, filed as House Docket No. 5190 and introduced as House No. 4572, says "notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007," the Boston Police Department shall waive the maximum-age requirement for original appointment for Doumy Pamera. The text further states that if Pamera meets all other requirements set by the department, "he shall be eligible to have his name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer." Section 2 of the bill says the act would take effect immediately upon passage.

The filing includes a parenthetical noting the legislation was submitted "with the approval of the mayor and city council." The document does not record any committee referral, votes, or an enactment date; those steps would occur after filing through the Legislature's committee and floor processes.

The bill does not alter other hiring criteria; it only requests a waiver of the maximum age limitation for this named individual. The document does not specify the maximum age being waived, the age of the named individual, or any vote tally. It also does not identify any fiscal effect or changes to departmental rules beyond the single waiver. Funding or budgetary implications are not stated in the filing.

Next steps for the measure are the normal legislative process: committee referral, potential public hearings, and votes in the House and Senate. If enacted, the bill says it would take effect immediately upon passage, at which point the Boston Police Department could certify the applicant provided the department otherwise finds him qualified.