SENATE DOCKET, NO. 734 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1692
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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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Vanna Howard | 17th Middlesex | 1/26/2023 |
Susannah M. Whipps | 2nd Franklin | 1/27/2023 |
Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. | 12th Hampden | 1/27/2023 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/30/2023 |
Marc R. Pacheco | Third Bristol and Plymouth | 1/30/2023 |
Paul R. Feeney | Bristol and Norfolk | 3/3/2023 |
John C. Velis | Hampden and Hampshire | 6/8/2023 |
Mathew J. Muratore | 1st Plymouth | 3/18/2024 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 734 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1692
By Mr. Keenan, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1692) of John F. Keenan, Vanna Howard, Susannah M. Whipps, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to residency requirements. Public Service. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1739 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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 99A of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 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.