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H2139 • 2025

An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time

An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time

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Sponsor
Kathleen R. LaNatra
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5180
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time

An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2139) of Kathleen R.
  • LaNatra and others relative to railroad workers earned sick time.
  • Labor and Workforce Development.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-05 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5180

  2. 2025-10-14 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  3. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time
By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2139) of Kathleen R. LaNatra and others relative to railroad workers earned sick time. Labor and Workforce Development.

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Bill H.2139

Notwithstanding any general rule to the contrary, any private railroad company or its agents, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, sub-vendors, secondary vendors or subcarriers; and the rail and transit division of the Massachusetts department of transportation, under contract to provide commuter rail service through the Commonwealth, shall comply with the minimum earned sick leave standards set forth within Chapter 149, Section 148c of the General Laws.

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