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Bill An Act An authorizing the city of Somerville to continue the employment of Charles J. Femino as acting chief of police Substituted, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House No. 4465) [Local Approval Received]. May 16, 2024. us/states/ma Massachusetts General Court 193rd H 4649 Massachusetts H 4649 (193rd)
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Massachusetts H 4649 (193rd) — An Act An authorizing the city of Somerville to continue the employment of Charles J. Femino as acting chief of police

Substituted, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House No. 4465) [Local Approval Received]. May 16, 2024.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • Thomas P. Walsh — primary (person)
  • Christine P. Barber — cosponsor (person)
  • Patricia D. Jehlen — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-05-16 Substituted for H4465
  • 2024-05-16 Passed to be engrossed passage
  • 2024-05-20 Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading reading-1, reading-2
  • 2024-05-21 Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  • 2024-05-21 Read third and passed to be engrossed passage, reading-3
  • 2024-05-22 Enacted passage
  • 2024-05-22 Enacted and laid before the Governor passage
  • 2024-05-30 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 106 of the Acts of 2024 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cb7778c0-ff0b-4027-b032-eb906c32f005. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).