Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S3017: An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Elijah George Osborne
Status: Signed into law, October 21, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 12, 2026:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, including the provisions of Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007, the City of Boston Police Department shall waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of police officers for Elijah George Osborne. If Elijah George Osborne meets all other requirements set forth by the Boston Police Department, he shall be eligible to have his name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer. SECTION 2. The provisions of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Nick Collins (D, First Suffolk) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 249 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : 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
- : Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (May 13, 2026): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is S3017?
- S3017 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Elijah George Osborne.
- What is the status of S3017?
- Signed into law as of October 21, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 249 of the Acts of 2026 (October 21, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3017?
- Nick Collins (D, First Suffolk).
- Where is the official record for S3017?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3017
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