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H4507 • 2025

An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

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Sponsor
Garballey, Sean
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
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Plain English Breakdown

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An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4507) of Sean Garballey, Cindy F.
  • Friedman and David M.
  • Rogers (by vote of the town) that William Pilleri be authorized to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. 2026-03-23 Senate

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

  3. 2026-03-19 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  4. 2026-03-02 House

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

  5. 2026-03-02 House

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-03-02 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. 2026-02-02 House

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

  8. 2025-10-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  9. 2025-09-15 Senate

    Senate concurred

  10. 2025-09-11 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing William Pilleri to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement
By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4507) of Sean Garballey, Cindy F. Friedman and David M. Rogers (by vote of the town) that William Pilleri be authorized to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.4507

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, William Pilleri, a resident of the town of Arlington, may take the civil service examination for appointment to the position of firefighter in the town of Arlington, notwithstanding his having reached the age of 32.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage and shall expire on June 1, 2029.

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