Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1069: An Act establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty
Status: In committee, June 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
The department of conservation and recreation shall erect and maintain 4 suitable markers in memory of 4 law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. The markers shall be similar in form to street signs, shall be placed on sidewalk land islands at the locations near where each officer was killed, and shall each include the name of the officer and the circumstances of their death, as follows: (i) to be placed on 158 Blue Hills Parkway, northbound, in the Town of Milton in memory of Patrolman Robert Dana, noting “On March 25, 1984, while conducting a traffic stop in the Town of Milton on Blue Hills Parkway, Patrolman Dana was shot and fatally wounded.”; (ii) to be placed on Blue Hills Parkway, northbound, at Parkway Crescent in the Town of Milton in memory of Patrolman Robert Edmonds, noting “On December 23, 1936, while on pursuit of a stolen vehicle on Blue Hills Parkway in the Town of Milton, Patrolman Edmonds collided with a tree and subsequently succumbed to his injuries.”; (iii) to be placed on Hillside street at Chickatawbut road in the Town of Milton in memory of Patrolman Robert Stewart, noting “On February 8, 1913, while on mounted patrol, Patrolman Stewart was thrown from his horse on Hillside Street in the Town of Milton. Patrolman …
Sponsors
- Richard Wells (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- : Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Rules suspended
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources (July 2, 2025): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1069?
- H1069 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
- What is the status of H1069?
- In committee as of June 25, 2026. Latest action: Discharged to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (June 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1069?
- Richard Wells (D).
- Where is the official record for H1069?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1069
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