# Massachusetts H 2959: An Act relative to exemptions for civil service laws

Massachusetts H 2959, An Act relative to exemptions for civil service laws, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-04-13 (Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2959
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to exemptions for civil service laws
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-13, Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27)
- Sponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Service
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-04-13: Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27) (House)
- 2025-12-11: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (House)
- 2025-09-17: Hearing rescheduled to 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:00 PM in B-2 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-09-05: Hearing scheduled for 09/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Service (House)
- undated: Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2959.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2959.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2959-194 (as of 2026-11-01).