Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H4879: An Act authorizing Jonathan Gagne to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement
Status: Signed into law, September 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, December 22, 2025:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary regulating the maximum age of applicants for appointment as police officer, Jonathan Gagne of the City of Haverhill, shall be eligible for appointment to the position of police officer in the City if he meets all other requirements, in which case he shall be eligible for certification and appointment to the police department of the City of Haverhill. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Sponsors
- Andres Vargas (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 207 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Votes
- Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Public Service (February 5, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H4879?
- H4879 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act authorizing Jonathan Gagne to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement.
- What is the status of H4879?
- Signed into law as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 207 of the Acts of 2026 (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored H4879?
- Andres Vargas (D).
- Where is the official record for H4879?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4879
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