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MA H 4443

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

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

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Did MA H 4443 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4443 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-07-09): Read second and ordered to a third reading

What is MA H 4443 about?

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.]

Who sponsors MA H 4443?

Andres X. Vargas is the primary sponsor of MA H 4443.

Description

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.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-07-09 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
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Sponsors

  • Andres X. Vargasprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-09

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  2. 2026-06-29

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

  3. 2026-06-22

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  4. 2026-06-11

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  5. 2026-06-11

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-06-11

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

  7. 2026-05-20

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

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  8. 2026-05-20

    Reported on the residue of H5398

  9. 2026-05-20

    Reported from the committee on House Rules

  10. 2026-05-11

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

  11. 2025-09-10

    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

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

  13. 2025-08-25

    Senate concurred

  14. 2025-08-21

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

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Related bills

  • Replaces: HD 5070not in this corpus

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4443

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