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MA H 4879

introduced

An Act authorizing Jonathan Gagne to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

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

Description

By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4879) of Andres X. Vargas (with the approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to authorize Jonathan Gagne to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-09 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Andres X. Vargasprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-22

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

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  2. 2025-12-24

    Senate concurred

  3. 2026-01-17

    Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1

  4. 2026-01-27

    Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2026-02-09

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

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  6. 2026-03-05

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

  7. 2026-03-05

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-03-05

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  9. 2026-03-26

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  10. 2026-03-30

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

  11. 2026-04-09

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4879

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