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H2820 • 2025

An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining

An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining

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Sponsor
Rodney M. Elliott
Last action
2026-04-13
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining

An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining By Representative Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining By Representative Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2820) of Rodney M.
  • Elliott and others relative to state employee collective bargaining.
  • Public Service.

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. 2026-04-13 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5356 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-12-18 House

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026

  3. 2025-09-22 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-03:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-09-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act streamlining state employee collective bargaining
By Representative Elliott of Lowell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2820) of Rodney M. Elliott and others relative to state employee collective bargaining. Public Service.

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Bill H.2820

Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, salary adjustments and other economic benefits submitted to the general court by the governor under section 7 of chapter 150E, unless rejected by the general court or withdrawn by the governor, shall be considered in effect thirty days after submission; provided further, that funds from a prior appropriated reserve account established to fund the incremental costs of salary adjustments and other economic benefits authorized by a collective bargaining agreement shall be used to fund salary adjustments and other economic benefits for collective bargaining agreements that take effect under this Act.

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