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

H 4862: An Act authorizing the town of Monterey to continue the employment of police officer Jennifer O. Brown

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 4862 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on December 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the town of Monterey to continue the employment of police officer Jennifer O. Brown. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Public Service. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 24, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 220 of the Acts of 2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Public ServicePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Leigh DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Berkshire
Paul MarkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

“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 220 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. House concurred in the Senate amendment
  5. Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
  6. Read third, amended, and passed to be engrossed
  7. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  8. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  9. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  10. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  11. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  12. Rules suspended

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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