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

H 5398: Study Order

In committee 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 5398 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on May 11, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Study Order. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Public Service. Most recent recorded action (May 20, 2026): Reported on the residue, see H4443.

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.

Order relative to authorizing the committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of a certain House document relative to the maximum age requirement for original appointment to the position of firefighter or police officer in the city of Haverhill

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Public ServicePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“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. Reported on the residue, see H4443
  2. Discharged to the committee on House Rules
  3. Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Joint Rules
  4. Accompanied by H4443
  5. Reported from the committee on Public Service (under House Rule 27)

Sources

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