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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts authorizes Sean Duffy to take Haverhill firefighter civil service exam past age limit
Last action · August 28, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 199 of the Acts of 2026Sponsor: Andy Vargas
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What This Bill Does
Massachusetts enacted a law allowing Sean Duffy to take the for a firefighter position in Haverhill, bypassing the state's .
Creates a specific statutory exemption to standard civil service age rules for one named applicant in a single municipality.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Sean Duffy
Gains legal eligibility to take the firefighter civil service examination despite exceeding the maximum age requirement.
City of Haverhill
Receives local authorization to include a specific candidate in the firefighter civil service examination process.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- Aug 28, 2026Office of the GovernorEnrolledSigned by the Governor, Chapter 199 of the Acts of 2026
- Aug 20, 2026SenateFloorEnacted and laid before the Governor
- Aug 20, 2026HouseFloorEnacted
- Aug 17, 2026SenateFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Aug 17, 2026SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
- Apr 9, 2026SenateFloorRead second and ordered to a third reading
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- Mar 26, 2026SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Mar 23, 2026HouseFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Mar 2, 2026HouseFloorRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Mar 2, 2026HouseRules suspended
- Mar 2, 2026HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Feb 2, 2026HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Nov 20, 2025Massachusetts General CourtHearing scheduled for 11/20/2025 from 05:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- Oct 2, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Sep 29, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service
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0–100- Significance15How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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