H1160 • 2025

An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements

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Sponsor: William C. Galvin
Last action: 2026-04-21
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5336
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements

An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1160) of William C.
Galvin relative to unemployment insurance and family medical leave benefits for certain visiting trainees.
Financial Services.

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Bill History

2026-04-21 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5336
2025-05-07 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Financial Services
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements
By Representative Galvin of Canton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1160) of William C. Galvin relative to unemployment insurance and family medical leave benefits for certain visiting trainees. Financial Services.

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Bill H.1160

SECTION 1.

Section 6 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(y) service performed by a nonresident alien for the period the nonresident alien is temporarily present in the United States as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (F ), (J ), (M ) or (Q ) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, codified as 8 U.S.C. section 1101, and which is performed to carry out the purpose specified in said subparagraph (F), (J), (M) or (Q), as the case may be .

SECTION 2. The definition of “Covered individual” in section 1 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- A nonresident alien shall not be a “covered individual” for the period the nonresident alien is temporarily present in the United States as a nonimmigrant under subparagraph (F), (J), (M) or (Q) of section 101(a)(15) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, codified as 8 U.S.C. section 1101, for service performed to carry out the purpose specified in said subparagraph (F), (J), (M) or (Q), as the case may be.

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