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H4582 • 2025

An Act directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis

An Act directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis

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Sponsor
David Biele
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 directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis

An Act directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 4582) of David Biele (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that city of Boston be authorized to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis.
  • Public Service.
  • [Local Approval Received.] Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 Senate

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. 2026-03-19 Senate

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

  3. 2026-03-16 House

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

  4. 2026-02-12 House

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

  5. 2026-02-12 House

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-02-12 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. 2025-11-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/20/2025 from 05:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only

  9. 2025-10-06 Senate

    Senate concurred

  10. 2025-10-02 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

Official Summary Text

An Act directing the City of Boston Fire Department to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis
By Representative Biele of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4582) of David Biele (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that city of Boston be authorized to waive the maximum age requirement for firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis. 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.4582

SECTION 1.

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the City of Boston Fire Department shall waive the maximum age requirement for original appointment of firefighters for Stylianos Katikakis. If Sylianos meets all other requirements set forth by the Boston Fire Department, he shall be eligible to have his name certified for appointment to the position of firefighter.

SECTION 2.

The provisions of this act are severable and if any provision, or portion thereof, should be held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions, which remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 3.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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