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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 2917: An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 2917 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to employees of the Dedham Westwood Water District. Primary sponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 12, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2917) of Paul McMurtry for legislation to further regulate the buy back of creditable service in the retirement system of Norfolk County by certain Dedham-Westwood Water District employees. Public Service.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul McMurtryPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Norfolk

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 76 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. Read, rules suspended, read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  5. Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  7. Rules suspended
  8. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  9. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  10. Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  11. Senate concurred
  12. Referred to the committee on Public Service

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source