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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts bill allows Craig Riley to take Haverhill firefighter civil service exam despite age limit
Last action · August 27, 2026: Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sessionSponsor: Andy Vargas
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What This Bill Would Do
State lawmakers are considering a bill that permits Craig Riley to take the for a firefighter position in the city of Haverhill, exempting him from the standard maximum age requirement.
Grants a specific individual eligibility for a municipal safety position that would otherwise be closed due to age limits, following local approval from the mayor and city council.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Craig Riley
Gains legal eligibility to take the civil service examination for a firefighter position regardless of the maximum age requirement.
City of Haverhill
The municipality where the firefighter position is situated and whose mayor and city council approved the petition.
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Procedural history
10 actions- Aug 27, 2026SenateRead; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Aug 24, 2026HouseFloorRead third and passed to be engrossed
- Aug 6, 2026HouseFloorRead second and ordered to a third reading
- Aug 6, 2026HouseRules suspended
- Aug 6, 2026HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Jul 27, 2026HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Show 4 earlier actions
- Jun 3, 2026Massachusetts General CourtHearing rescheduled to 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-11:45 AM in B-2 Hearing updated to New End Time
- May 22, 2026Massachusetts General CourtHearing scheduled for 06/03/2026 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in B-2
- Apr 21, 2026SenateSenate concurred
- Apr 16, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance10How 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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