H2145 • 2025

An Act establishing a minimum wage for employees of airline catering companies

Labor

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Sponsor: Adrian C. Madaro
Last action: 2026-03-19
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act establishing a minimum wage for employees of airline catering companies

An Act establishing a minimum wage for employees of airline catering companies By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act establishing a minimum wage for employees of airline catering companies By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2145) of Adrian C.
Madaro relative to establishing a minimum wage for certain employees of airline catering companies.
Labor and Workforce Development.

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Bill History

2026-03-19 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-03-19 House
Rules suspended
2026-03-19 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2026-02-19 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-11-17 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing date changed
2025-11-17 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM in B-1
2025-11-03 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in B-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a minimum wage for employees of airline catering companies
By Representative Madaro of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2145) of Adrian C. Madaro relative to establishing a minimum wage for certain employees of airline catering companies. Labor and Workforce Development.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2145

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, employees of an airline catering company that holds a commercial services operating agreement or lease with the Massachusetts Port Authority who perform work related to such agreement or lease on Logan airport property or off-site shall be paid the same hourly wage as other service workers including, but not limited to, wheelchair assistants, skycaps, ticket agents, janitorial staff, aircraft and cabin cleaning and baggage handlers.

For purposes of this requirement, “airline catering” shall include the preparation or assembly of food, beverages, provisions or related supplies for delivery, and the delivery of such items, directly to aircraft at Logan airport or to a location on or near airport property for subsequent delivery to aircraft.

SECTION 2. Any change in the hourly wage of employees of an airline catering company necessary to effectuate section 1 shall take effect within 30 days of the effective date of this act.

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