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MA H 5288

enacted

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

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

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Did MA H 5288 pass?

Yes. MA H 5288 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-08-28): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5288 about?

MA H 5288 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter”.

Who sponsors MA H 5288?

Joint Committee on Public Service is the primary sponsor of MA H 5288, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-08-28 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2026
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Public Serviceprimary
  • Kelly W. Peasecosponsor
  • Michael J. Finncosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-08-28

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-08-24

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-08-24

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-08-20

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  5. 2026-08-20

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-06-18

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2026-06-01

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

  8. 2026-05-28

    Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2026-04-09

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  10. 2026-04-09

    Rules suspended

  11. 2026-04-09

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

  12. 2026-03-30

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

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  13. 2026-03-30

    New draft of H4315

  14. 2026-03-30

    Reported from the committee on Public Service

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Related bills

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5288

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