MassachusettsHaverhill law lets Jonathan Gagne qualify for police appointment despite age limit
The law lets Jonathan Gagne qualify for a Haverhill police appointment despite the usual maximum-age rule, if he meets all other requirements.
What it does
Jonathan Gagne can qualify for a Haverhill police appointment despite the usual maximum-age rule, if he meets all other requirements.
Argument forThe exception could let Haverhill consider Jonathan Gagne for police work if he meets the other appointment requirements.
Argument againstA one-person age exception could seem unfair to other applicants who must meet the usual maximum-age limit.
More detail
The law allows Jonathan Gagne to qualify for appointment as a Haverhill police officer despite the usual maximum-age rule. This applies only to Jonathan Gagne of Haverhill. He must meet all other requirements for appointment. The law took effect upon passage.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Sep 10Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 207 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Sep 3Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Sep 3EnactedBecame Law
- Aug 31Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Aug 31Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Apr 9Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 30Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Mar 26Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 5Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 5Rules suspended
- Mar 5Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Feb 9Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- Jan 27Hearing rescheduled to 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
- Jan 17Hearing scheduled for 01/27/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- 2025
- Dec 24Senate concurred
- Dec 22Referred to the committee on Public ServiceIntroduced
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