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

S 3051: An Act relative to a certain retirement benefit to be paid to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Stephen LaPorta, of the police department of the town of Uxbridge

Passed one chamber 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 3051 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on April 8, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to a certain retirement benefit to be paid to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Stephen LaPorta, of the police department of the town of Uxbridge. Primary sponsor: Ryan Fattman (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 28, 2026): 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 Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 3051) of Ryan C. Fattman and Michael J. Soter (by vote of the town) for legislation relative to a certain retirement benefit to be paid to the surviving spouse of fallen officer, Stephen LaPorta, of the police department of the town of Uxbridge. Public Service. [Local approval received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan FattmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampden
Joe McKennaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18th Worcester
Mike SoterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8th Worcester

“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. Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Read second, amended, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
  6. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  8. Discharged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Public Service
  9. Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3128
  10. Hearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 Hearing updated to New End Time
  11. Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2
  12. House concurred

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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