An Act to authorize the city of Westfield to establish an age limit for original appointment to the position of police officer
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/22/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 89 of the Acts of 2025 |
| 12/11/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 12/11/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 12/8/2025 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 12/8/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 11/13/2025 | Senate | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/27/2025 | Senate | Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| 10/23/2025 | House | Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed |
| 9/29/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/29/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/29/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading |
| 8/25/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 5/8/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 |
| 4/17/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/17/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Public Service |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J23 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Correctly Drawn | — |
| S31 | Correctly Drawn | — |
Notwithstanding section 58A of Chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer in the City of Westfield if such person has reached their fortieth birthday on the date of the entrance examination.
This act shall only apply to competitive exams administered on or after the effective date of this act.
This act shall take effect upon its passage.
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding section 58A of Chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, no person shall be eligible to have their name certified for original appointment to the position of police officer in the City of Westfield if such person has reached their fortieth birthday on the date of the entrance examination. SECTION 2. This act shall only apply to competitive exams administered on or after the effective date of this act. SECTION 3. This act shall take effect upon its passage.