SENATE DOCKET, NO. 927 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1552
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
John F. Keenan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to residency.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth |
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Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 1/24/2019 |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Patrick M. O'Connor | Plymouth and Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Barry R. Finegold | Second Essex and Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Diana DiZoglio | First Essex | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/5/2019 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 2/25/2019 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 927 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1552
By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1552) of John F. Keenan, Michael D. Brady, Marc R. Pacheco, Patrick M. O'Connor and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to residency requirements. . Public Service. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act relative to residency.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 99A of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking the section in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
Section 99A. Any member of the regular police or fire department and fire alarm division of a city or town appointed subsequent to August first, nineteen hundred and seventy eight who is not subject to chapter 31 shall reside within fifteen miles of the limits of said city or town. Said distance shall be measured from the closest border limits of said city or town in which said member is employed to the closest border limits of the city or town in which said member lives; provided however, a city or town may increase the fifteen mile residency limit under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated in accordance with chapter 150E.