MassachusettsLaw makes Sean Duffy eligible for Haverhill firefighter appointment
Haverhill must treat Sean Duffy as eligible for a firefighter appointment despite maximum-age rules, if he meets all other requirements.
What it does
Sean Duffy is eligible for a Haverhill firefighter appointment despite maximum-age rules, if he meets all other requirements.
Argument forHaverhill could consider Sean Duffy for a firefighter appointment despite the age limit, if he meets the other requirements.
Argument againstOther applicants might see a special age exception for one person as unfair while they still face the usual age rules.
More detail
Haverhill must treat Sean Duffy as eligible for firefighter appointment despite maximum-age rules. The exception applies only to Sean Duffy of Haverhill seeking appointment as a firefighter in Haverhill. He must meet all other requirements for the position. The act 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
- Aug 28Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 199 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Aug 20Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Aug 20EnactedBecame Law
- Aug 17Read third and passed to be engrossedPassed 2nd Chamber
- Aug 17Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- Apr 9Read second and ordered to a third readingMinor
- Mar 26Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- Mar 23Read third 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
- Nov 20Hearing scheduled for 11/20/2025 from 05:00 PM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
- Oct 2Senate concurred
- Sep 29Referred to the committee on Public ServiceIntroduced
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