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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 5189: An Act authorizing Bradford G. Merkel to take the state police examination notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 5189 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on November 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing Bradford G. Merkel to take the state police examination notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2026): Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer and Senator Durant, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., that Bradford G. Merkel be authorized to take the state police examination notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Donnie BerthiaumeCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Worcester

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
  2. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  3. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  4. Rules suspended
  5. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  7. Hearing rescheduled to 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-02:20 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  8. Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  9. Hearing scheduled for 04/14/2026 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  10. Senate concurred
  11. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service
  12. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source