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House suspends rules, advances multiple bills including waivers for Boston police age limits
Summary
The House suspended rules on several committee recommendations, ordered multiple bills to third reading and concurred with Senate amendments on measures including an increase to the age limit for retired officers serving as special police officers in Weston and dissolution of a special fund in Athol.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives granted a series of procedural motions to advance a slate of bills, suspending standing rules to allow immediate consideration. The Committee on Rules and the Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling presented multiple items for consideration and the House repeatedly approved motions to suspend rules or joint rules to expedite action.
The Steering, Policy and Scheduling report listed several bills for scheduling, including a House bill relative to professional employer organizations (House No. 2,113); a group of House bills directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive maximum-age requirements for named individuals (House Nos. 39‑25, 39‑26, 39‑27, 39‑28); and a bill authorizing the Town of Rochester to continue the employment of Fire Chief Scott Weigel (House No. 42‑35). Ms. Badger of Plymouth moved suspension of Rule 7A and the ayes carried; the bills were ordered to a third reading.
The Clerk read committee reports on House Bill 4,031 (a Senate amendment increasing the age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Weston) and House Bill 4,401 (a Senate amendment to dissolve a certain special fund in the town of Athol); in each case the committee reported the amendment correctly drawn and the House concurred.
The transcript records the motions and the House’s voice votes or confirmations; no floor debate or recorded roll‑call tallies on these motions are included in the transcript.
