Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4702: An Act exempting the positions of police lieutenant and police sergeant in the city of Leominster from the civil service law
Status: Signed into law, July 31, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, November 3, 2025:
SECTION 1: The positions of police lieutenant and police sergeant in the City of Leominster shall be exempt from Chapter 31 of General Laws. SECTION 2: This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester) · primary sponsor
- John Cronin (D, Worcester and Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 156 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (January 9, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4702?
- H4702 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act exempting the positions of police lieutenant and police sergeant in the city of Leominster from the civil service law.
- What is the status of H4702?
- Signed into law as of July 31, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 156 of the Acts of 2026 (July 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4702?
- Natalie Higgins (D, 4th Worcester), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H4702?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4702
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