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MA H 5359

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An Act to provide equitable access to military creditable service for judges

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

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Did MA H 5359 pass?

Not yet. MA H 5359 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-06-15): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

What is MA H 5359 about?

By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Mark J. Cusack relative to military creditable service for judges. Public Service.

Who sponsors MA H 5359?

Mark J. Cusack is the primary sponsor of MA H 5359.

Description

By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Mark J. Cusack relative to military creditable service for judges. Public Service.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-06-15 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
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Sponsors

  • Mark J. Cusackprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-06-15

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

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  2. 2026-04-14

    Hearing rescheduled to 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-02:20 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2026-04-10

    Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2026-04-08

    Senate concurred

  5. 2026-04-06

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service

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  6. 2026-03-30

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5359

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