HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2358        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2335

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Greg Schwartz

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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 extending residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Greg Schwartz

12th Middlesex

1/16/2025

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/17/2025

Amy Mah Sangiolo

11th Middlesex

1/16/2025

Cynthia Stone Creem

Norfolk and Middlesex

3/12/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2358        FILED ON: 1/16/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2335

By Representative Schwartz of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2335) of Greg Schwartz, John J. Lawn, Jr. and Amy Mah Sangiolo (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton.  Municipalities and Regional Government.  [Local Approval Received.]

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 5085 OF 2023-2024.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act extending residency requirements for members of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm division of the city of Newton.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law or local law to the contrary, any member of the regular police or fire departments and fire alarm or wires division of the City of Newton shall, within nine months of appointment, reside within the City of Newton or within thirty-five miles of Newton's city limits, or within such distance of Newton's city limits as set under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 150E. Said distance shall be measured from the closest Newton border limits to the closest border limits of the city or town in which said member resides.

Section 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage.