An Act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Doumy Pamera

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Sam Montaño

Directs Boston Police to waive its maximum age requirement for Doumy Pamera’s original appointment if he meets all other hiring requirements, effective immediately.

Comprehensive Summary: HD 5190 — An Act directing the City of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Doumy Pamera

Overview

HD 5190 is a proposed Massachusetts bill that would direct the City of Boston Police Department (BPD) to waive the agency’s maximum age requirement for the original appointment of Doumy Pamera as a police officer. The bill frames the waiver as a targeted accommodation, contingent on Pamera meeting all other BPD requirements.

Purpose and intent

To authorize the appointment of Doumy Pamera as a Boston police officer by waiving the BPD’s standard maximum age limitation for original appointments.

To ensure that, if Pamera satisfies all other hiring criteria established by the BPD, his name can be certified for original appointment.

Key provisions

Section 1: Notwithstanding any general or special law (including Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007), the City of Boston Police Department shall waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment for Doumy Pamera. If Pamera meets all other BPD requirements, he shall be eligible for certification for original appointment as a police officer.

Section 2: The act takes effect immediately upon passage.

Who is affected

Doumy Pamera: The individual who would receive the age waiver to pursue original appointment as a Boston police officer, contingent on meeting all other BPD requirements.

City of Boston Police Department: Responsible for applying the waiver and evaluating Pamera against all other hiring criteria.

General standards: The waiver is specifically carved out from standard age requirements for this case, but all other hiring standards remain applicable.

Legal authority and context

The bill explicitly supersedes applicable general or special laws in this specific instance, including references to the age requirements in Chapter 43 of the Acts of 2007.

Local approval is indicated as received, suggesting that city-level authorities have already endorsed the measure for local implementation.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Filed: September 25, 2025 (House Docket No. 5190; House No. 4572).

Introduced: November 29, 2025.

Local approval: Indicated as received within the bill’s accompanying documentation.

Effective date: Immediate upon passage.

Potential considerations

The bill creates a targeted exception to standard police recruitment rules, potentially raising questions about consistency of hiring practices and precedent for waivers.

If enacted, the policy would apply only to Doumy Pamera unless further legislation broadens the scope.

Note: This summary reflects the bill text as provided and does not constitute legal interpretation beyond the stated provisions.