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H5288 • 2025

An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter

An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter

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Sponsor
Public Service (J)
Last action
2026-04-09
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter

An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

What This Bill Does

  • An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-09 House

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

  2. 2026-04-09 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2026-04-09 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2026-03-30 House

    Reported from the committee on Public Service

  5. 2026-03-30 House

    New draft of H4315

  6. 2026-03-30 House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill H.5288

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 in the City of Westfield if such person has reached their fortieth 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.

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