Ryan Cazeau appointed Boston police, age waiver

State Bills: Massachusetts

Published March 30th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The Massachusetts General Court enacted H4740, authorizing the city of Boston to waive the maximum age requirement for appointing Ryan Cazeau as a police officer. The bill received local approval and was sponsored by Rep. Bill MacGregor. This is a private/local bill specific to one individual's appointment.

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What changed

The Massachusetts General Court enacted House Bill H4740 on March 30, 2026, authorizing the appointment of Ryan Cazeau as a police officer in the city of Boston notwithstanding the maximum age requirement for police officer candidates. The bill passed through the 194th General Court with sponsorship by Rep. Bill MacGregor and received local approval. This is a private bill that creates a specific exception for one individual rather than amending general eligibility requirements.

This legislation has no compliance implications for regulated entities or the public. It is a routine legislative action granting an individual exception to existing age restrictions for Boston police officer appointments. No penalties, reporting requirements, or broader policy changes are associated with this bill.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / H4740 Enacted H4740 H Enacted 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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Action History

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