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H2852 • 2025

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford

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Sponsor
Kenneth I. Gordon
Last action
2025-09-11
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2852) of Kenneth I.
  • Gordon (by vote of the town) that all positions within the government of the town of Bedford subject to the civil service law be exempt from any provisions pertaining to age limits.
  • Public Service.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-11 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-09-11 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-09-11 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-08-21 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-05-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for firefighters for the town of Bedford
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2852) of Kenneth I. Gordon (by vote of the town) that all positions within the government of the town of Bedford subject to the civil service law be exempt from any provisions pertaining to age limits. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2852

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 58 and 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws or of any general or special law to the contrary, all positions within the government of the Town of Bedford subject to the Civil Service Law, G.L. c. 31, shall be exempt from any provisions therein or hereafter amended pertaining to age limits for original appointments.

SECTION 2. Section 1 shall not impair the Civil Service status of any person employed by the Town of Bedford on the effective date of this act.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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