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MA H 2987

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An Act authorizing Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Did MA H 2987 pass?

Yes. MA H 2987 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-10): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 2987 about?

By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2987) of Andres X. Vargas and Barry R. Finegold (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 2987?

Andres X. Vargas is the primary sponsor of MA H 2987, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2987) of Andres X. Vargas and Barry R. Finegold (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Brittany Sproule to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-04-10 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Andres X. Vargasprimary
  • Barry R. Finegoldcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-10

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-04-02

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-04-02

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-03-30

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-03-30

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2025-11-06

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2025-10-20

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

  8. 2025-10-16

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-09-15

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2025-09-15

    Rules suspended

  11. 2025-09-15

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

  12. 2025-08-21

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

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  13. 2025-05-01

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

  14. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  15. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2987

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