House schedules local civil-service waivers, designates Korematsu Day and extends committee reporting deadlines

The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported a slate of bills for consideration by the Massachusetts House, including a Senate measure designating January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution (Senate No. 2,132) and multiple local civil-service waivers and authorizations. The clerk read a list of locality-specific bills allowing named individuals to take civil-service examinations or to remain employed notwithstanding maximum age requirements in Haverhill, Conway, Arlington, Malden and Boston.

The House twice suspended its rules to expedite floor action and adopted orders extending committee reporting deadlines. An order filed by Representatives Dom (Amherst) and Dubois (Brockton) extended the committee on mental health, substance use and recovery’s time to report on a current House document (C House No. 5,156) until Wednesday, March 18, 2026. A separate order extended the committee on revenue’s time to report on C House No. 5173 to the same date.

Examples of scheduled items include:
- Senate No. 2,132: designating January 30 as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution.
- House Nos. 4476, 4477, 4506, 4507, 4525, 4572, 4573, 4584, 4604: local civil-service waivers and authorizations for individuals in Haverhill, Conway, Arlington, Malden and Boston (local approval received for each as read on the floor).

The chair ordered the listed bills to a third reading and the House moved forward with consideration. The session record does not include extended debate on these measures; the floor actions were recorded as committee reports, motions to suspend rules, and voice votes.