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

H 2992: An Act authorizing the appointment or retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Brookline

In committee 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 2992 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the appointment or retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Brookline. Primary sponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (November 20, 2025): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Vitolo of Brookline, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2992) of Tommy Vitolo and others (by vote of the town) that the town of Brookline be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tommy VitoloPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Norfolk
Cynthia CreemCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Middlesex
Billy MacGregorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Suffolk
Greg SchwartzCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse12th Middlesex

“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. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing rescheduled to 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  6. Hearing scheduled for 07/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
  7. Senate concurred
  8. Referred to the committee on Public Service

Sources

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