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H2155 • 2025

An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses

An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses

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Sponsor
Alice Hanlon Peisch
Last action
2025-12-22
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses

An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2155) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to providing for the self-certification of family or medical leave benefits for small businesses.
  • Labor and Workforce Development.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-12-22 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  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 providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses
By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2155) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to providing for the self-certification of family or medical leave benefits for small businesses. Labor and Workforce Development.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2155

Section 11 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection:-

(f)

An employer with not more than twenty-five employees shall be permitted to submit a private plan subject to the requirements of subsection (a)(1) of this section to the department directly; provided further, said employer shall be exempt from the requirements set forth in subsection (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(iii) of this section.

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