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H2988 • 2025

An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Andres X. Vargas
Last action
2026-04-10
Official status
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2988) of Andres X.
  • Vargas and Barry R.
  • Finegold (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-10 Executive

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2026

  2. 2026-04-02 House

    Enacted

  3. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

  4. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  6. 2025-11-13 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2025-10-23 Senate

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  8. 2025-10-20 House

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  9. 2025-09-15 House

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

  10. 2025-09-15 House

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-09-15 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  12. 2025-08-21 House

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

  13. 2025-05-01 Joint

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

  14. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  15. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement
By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2988) of Andres X. Vargas and Barry R. Finegold (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Freddy Castaneda to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2988

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary regulating the maximum age of applicants for appointment as police officer, Freddy Castaneda of the City of Haverhill, shall be eligible for appointment to the position of police officer in the City if he meets all other requirements, in which case he shall be eligible for certification and appointment to the police department of the City of Haverhill.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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