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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2264 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2680
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David T. Vieira
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act providing that officers in all positions of the Falmouth Police Department subject to
Chapter 31 of the General Laws shall be exempt from the civil service law.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable1/19/2023Susan L. MoranPlymouth and Barnstable3/8/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2264 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2680
By Representative Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2680) of
David T. Vieira and Susan L. Moran (by vote of the town) that the town of Falmouth be
authorized to exempt officers in all positions of the Falmouth Police Department from the civil
service law. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4577 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act providing that officers in all positions of the Falmouth Police Department subject to
Chapter 31 of the General Laws shall be exempt from the civil service law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, officers in all
2positions of the police department of the town of Falmouth subject to Chapter 31 of the General
3Laws shall be exempt from the civil service law.
4 SECTION 2. Section 1 shall not impair the civil service status of an officer employed on
5a permanent basis in a civil service position in the police department of the town of Falmouth on
6the effective date of this act.
7 SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.