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Read. Follow. Verify.Brookfield authorizes firefighter Herbert A. Chaffee, II to continue working until age 65 or 2030
Last action · November 19, 2025: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2025Sponsors: Peter Durant and 1 other
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What This Bill Does
Massachusetts authorizes the town of Brookfield to continue the employment of firefighter Herbert A. Chaffee, II until February 23, 2030, his retirement, or until relieved by the select board, provided he remains mentally and physically capable. The act takes effect immediately upon passage.
Changes local employment and retirement rules for a specific municipal employee, allowing continued fire service past the standard retirement age without further Chapter 32 pension deductions.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Herbert A. Chaffee, II
His employment terms, retirement timing, and pension deductions are directly altered by the measure.
town of Brookfield
The town is granted the authority to continue his employment and may incur costs for impartial medical examinations.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Nov 19, 2025ExecutiveEnrolledSigned by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2025
- Nov 13, 2025SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
- Nov 12, 2025HouseEnacted
- Nov 10, 2025HouseFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Oct 20, 2025HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2025HouseRules suspended
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- Oct 20, 2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Sep 22, 2025HouseCommitteeRead; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Sep 18, 2025SenateFloorRead third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
- Sep 18, 2025SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
- Jul 24, 2025SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Jun 30, 2025SenateBill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- May 1, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service
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