An Act authorizing the town of Middleton to continue the employment of police officer Richard Kassiotis

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5513) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Sally P. Kerans and Bruce E. Tarr (by vote of the town) that the town of Middleton be authorized to continue the employment of police officer Richard Kassiotis, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. Jun 17, 2026CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service · Joint Committee on Public Service
2. Jun 18, 2026SenateSenate concurred
3. Jun 30, 2026CommitteeHearing scheduled for 07/14/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Service
4. Jul 14, 2026CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 07/14/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:20 AM in A-1; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on Public Service
5. Aug 6, 2026CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
6. Aug 10, 2026CommitteeCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · House Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling
7. Aug 10, 2026HouseRules suspended
8. Aug 10, 2026HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
9. Sep 14, 2026HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
10. Sep 17, 2026SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican.

• Bradley H. Jones, Jr.R Primary sponsor · District 20th Middlesex