Massachusetts Senate Bill 2605

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 56-1-1)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-03-04 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislationfor legislationfor legislation to include bone marrow and organ donation in the paid family and medical leave program; of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law; of Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to the definitions of covered business entity and covered contract worker under the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law; and of Jeffrey N. Roy relative to unemployment benefits for replacement workers, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2605).

Improving the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law

House Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development	Sen. Jason Lewis [D]	Rep. Kenneth Gordon [D]	Sen. Rebecca Rausch [D]
Rep. James Arena-DeRosa [D]	Rep. Jack Lewis [D]	Rep. Peter Capano [D]	Sen. Michael Brady [D]
Rep. Mindy Domb [D]	Rep. Susannah Whipps Lee [I]	Rep. Tram Nguyen [D]	Sen. Marc Pacheco [D]
Rep. David LeBoeuf [D]	Sen. Jacob Oliveira [D]	Rep. Steven Ultrino [D]	Sen. Salvatore DiDomenico [D]
Rep. David Linsky [D]	Rep. Carmine Gentile [D]	Sen. James Eldridge [D]	Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa [D]
Sen. Adam Gomez [D]	Sen. John Keenan [D]	Sen. Brendan Crighton [D]	Rep. Adrianne Ramos [D]
Rep. Rita Mendes [D]	Rep. Jessica Giannino [D]	Sen. Joan Lovely [D]	Rep. James Hawkins [D]
Sen. Joanne Comerford [D]	Rep. Brian Murray [D]	Rep. Margaret Scarsdale [D]	Rep. Sean Garballey [D]
Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven [D]	Rep. Tackey Chan [D]	Rep. Jon Santiago [D]	Rep. Adrian Madaro [D]
Rep. Mary Keefe [D]	Rep. Frank Moran [D]	Rep. Kay Khan [D]	Rep. Ruth Balser [D]
Rep. Natalie Higgins [D]	Rep. Paul McMurtry [D]	Rep. Christine Barber [D]	Rep. Michelle DuBois [D]
Rep. Rob Consalvo [D]	Rep. James Arciero [D]	Rep. David Robertson [D]	Rep. Jennifer Balinsky Armini [D]
Rep. Rodney Elliott [D]	Rep. Christopher Flanagan [D]	Rep. Vanna Howard [D]	Rep. Christopher Worrell [D]
Rep. Michael Kushmerek [D]	Rep. Tommy Vitolo [D]	Rep. Steven Owens [D]	Rep. Carlos Gonzalez [D]
Rep. Samantha Montano [D]	Rep. Marjorie Decker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-04	Senate	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2024-03-04	Senate	New draft of S1197, S1198, H1858, H1859, H1860, H1888, H1889 and H1942
2024-03-01	Senate	Reported from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

S1197 (Replaces) 2024-03-04 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2605
S1198 (Similar To) 2024-03-04 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2605
S2754 (Similar To) 2024-05-02 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S2807 (Similar To) 2024-06-06 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2605
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S2605.pdf