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H2152 • 2025

An Act extending parental leave

An Act extending parental leave

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Sponsor
Tram T. Nguyen
Last action
2026-03-05
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5181
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

An Act extending parental leave

An Act extending parental leave By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act extending parental leave By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2152) of Tram T.
  • Nguyen relative to parental leave under the family and medical leave program.
  • Labor and Workforce Development.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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 H5181

  2. 2025-07-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act extending parental leave
By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2152) of Tram T. Nguyen relative to parental leave under the family and medical leave program. Labor and Workforce Development.

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Bill H.2152

Section 2 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “year”, in line 28, the following words:- ; and provided further, that a covered individual taking family leave pursuant to clause (i) of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) whose child required care in a neonatal intensive care unit shall not be eligible in a benefit year for more than 16 weeks of family leave.

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