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H2187 • 2025

An Act relative to modernizing the unemployment benefits online portal

An Act relative to modernizing the unemployment benefits online portal

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
Last action
2026-03-12
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5208
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to modernizing the unemployment benefits online portal

An Act relative to modernizing the unemployment benefits online portal By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to modernizing the unemployment benefits online portal By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2187) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn that the Department of Unemployment Assistance online unemployment benefits portal have a status bar on every individual’s profile displaying the progress of the applicant’s claim.
  • 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. 2026-03-12 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5208

  2. 2025-10-08 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-12:15 PM in B-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-09-25 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/08/2025 from 10:00 AM-5:00 PM in B-1

  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 modernizing the unemployment benefits online portal
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2187) of Marcus S. Vaughn that the Department of Unemployment Assistance online unemployment benefits portal have a status bar on every individual’s profile displaying the progress of the applicant’s claim. Labor and Workforce Development.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2187

Section 22 of chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following:-

The department of unemployment assistance shall maintain, as part of its online unemployment benefits portal, a status bar on every individual’s profile displaying the progress of the applicant’s claim. The department shall determine which milestones in the review process shall be displayed.

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