MassachusettsLaw lets Haverhill applicant bypass firefighter age limit
Kenneth Navarro can qualify for certification and appointment as a Haverhill firefighter if he meets all requirements other than the maximum age limit.
What it does
Kenneth Navarro is eligible for certification and appointment as a Haverhill firefighter despite the maximum age limit, if he meets all other requirements.
Argument forWaiving the age limit could let Navarro seek a Haverhill firefighter job if he meets all other requirements.
Argument againstMaking an exception for one applicant could seem unfair to others who must meet the age limit.
More detail
The law makes Kenneth Navarro eligible for certification and appointment as a Haverhill firefighter despite the maximum age limit. This applies only to Kenneth Navarro of Haverhill. Navarro must meet all other requirements for the position. The act takes 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 210 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 15Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Apr 6Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Apr 2Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossedPassed 1st Chamber
- Mar 2Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 2Rules suspended
- Mar 2Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- Feb 2Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and SchedulingMinor
- 2025
- Oct 2Hearing scheduled for 10/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1
- Sep 8Senate concurred
- Sep 4Referred to the committee on Public ServiceIntroduced
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