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H4443 • 2025

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer

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Sponsor
Andres X. Vargas
Last action
2026-07-09
Official status
Referred to Senate 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 original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4443) of Andres X.
  • Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Haverhill be authorized to further regulate the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the positions of firefighter or police officer in said city.
  • Public Service.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-07-09 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. 2026-06-29 Senate

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

  3. 2026-06-22 House

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

  4. 2026-06-11 House

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

  5. 2026-06-11 House

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-06-11 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-05-20 House

    Reported from the committee on House Rules

  8. 2026-05-20 House

    Reported on the residue of H5398

  9. 2026-05-20 House

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

  10. 2026-05-11 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5398 (under House Rule 27)

  11. 2025-09-10 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  12. 2025-09-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 1:00 PM-4:00 PM in A-1

  13. 2025-08-25 Senate

    Senate concurred

  14. 2025-08-21 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  15. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer
By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4443) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Haverhill be authorized to further regulate the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the positions of firefighter or police officer in said city. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4443

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 58A of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer in the city of Haverhill if such person has reached their 40th birthday on the date of the entrance examination.

SECTION 2. This act shall only apply to competitive exams administered on or after the effective date of this act.

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

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