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H2174 • 2025

An Act relative to fairness for municipal employees

An Act relative to fairness for municipal employees

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Sponsor
Adam J. Scanlon
Last action
2026-04-15
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5362
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to fairness for municipal employees

An Act relative to fairness for municipal employees By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to fairness for municipal employees By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2174) of Adam J.
  • Scanlon relative to salaries and wages for municipal employees.
  • 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. 2026-04-15 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5362

  2. 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

  3. 2025-11-17 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-12:20 PM in B-1

  4. 2025-11-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/17/2025 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in B-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to fairness for municipal employees
By Representative Scanlon of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2174) of Adam J. Scanlon relative to salaries and wages for municipal employees. Labor and Workforce Development.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2174

SECTION 1. Section 108A of chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “service”, in line 12, the following words:- ; provided, that such salaries comply with section 1 of chapter 151.

SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “employer”, in line 2, the following words:- , including municipal governments,.

SECTION 3. Section 2 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “otherwise”, in line 26, the following words:- , including municipal governments.

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