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

H 5288: An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter

Enacted 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 5288 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on March 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act authorizing the City of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of firefighter. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Public Service. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 28, 2026): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2026.

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

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Public ServicePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Mike FinnCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Hampden
Kelly PeaseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Hampden

“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. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 200 of the Acts of 2026
  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  3. Enacted
  4. Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
  5. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  6. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  7. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
  8. Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  12. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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