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

S 3020: Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service, to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters.

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

S 3020 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on March 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service, to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service matters. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Public Service. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules.

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Official summary

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

Senate, March 19, 2026 -- The committee on Public Service, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1826) of Edward Dutra, for legislation to eliminate post-retirement earnings restrictions for police detail work; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1837) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to the Blackstone Valley vocational regional school district; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1842) of Ryan C. Fattman, Paul K. Frost, John J. Marsi, Joseph D. McKenna and others for legislation relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1843) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to designate certain unit 9 employees of the Massachusetts Department of Correction to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1866) of Barry R. Finegold for legislation to clarify Group 4 retirement classification eligibility for utility maintenance workers; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1894) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation to provide disability compensation for qualified correctional officers; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2582) of Kelly A. Dooner and Lisa Field (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to exempt certain positions in the city of Taunton from civil service status, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 3020).

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Public ServicePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules
  2. Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
  3. Accompanied by S1826, S1837, S1842, S1843, S1866, S1894 and S2582
  4. Reported from the committee on Public Service

Sources

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