Boston police appointment waiver for Ryan Cazeau
Summary
Massachusetts enacted legislation (Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2026) authorizing the City of Boston to appoint Ryan Cazeau as a police officer despite maximum age requirements. The bill was signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026, following passage by both chambers of the 194th General Court. This is a private/local legislative exception applying only to this specific individual.
What changed
Massachusetts passed House Bill H4740 directing the Boston Police Department to waive its maximum age requirement for the appointment of Ryan Cazeau as a police officer. The legislation was enacted as Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2026 and received local approval before proceeding through the standard legislative process, including committee hearings in January 2026 and final passage in both chambers.
This is a routine private bill that creates no new obligations for other entities. No compliance actions, deadlines, or penalties apply to regulated parties beyond this specific authorization. The bill applies only to one named individual and does not alter general age requirements for police officer appointments in Massachusetts.
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ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / H4740 Signed by Governor H4740 H Signed by Governor 2026-03-30
Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Ryan Cazeau
For legislation to authorize the appointment of Ryan Cazeau as a police officer in the city of Boston, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Bill Details
State Massachusetts
Session 194th General Court
Chamber House
Official Source malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4740
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Sponsors
Bill MacGregor (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-03-30 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 50 of the Acts of 2026 2026-03-30 S Enacted and laid before the Governor 2026-03-30 H Enacted 2026-03-26 S Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed 2026-03-26 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day 2026-03-09 S Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session 2026-03-05 H Read third and passed to be engrossed 2026-02-19 H Read second and ordered to a third reading 2026-02-19 H Rules suspended 2026-02-19 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting 2026-02-09 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 2026-01-27 J Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time 2026-01-17 J Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 2025-12-11 S Senate concurred 2025-11-10 H Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service
Committee Referrals
2025-11-10 J Public Service 2026-02-09 H Steering, Policy and Scheduling
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2025-11-10 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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