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H4478 • 2025

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels

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Sponsor
Lisa Field
Last action
2025-09-15
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels By Representative Field of Taunton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Lisa Field for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels, an employee of the Department of Correction.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels By Representative Field of Taunton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Lisa Field for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels, an employee of the Department of Correction.
  • Public Service.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-15 House

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  2. 2025-09-15 House

    Rules suspended

  3. 2025-09-15 House

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

  4. 2025-09-11 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  5. 2025-09-04 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. 2025-09-02 House

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service

  7. 2025-07-28 House

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

Official Summary Text

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels
By Representative Field of Taunton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Lisa Field for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.4478

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of correction shall establish a sick leave bank for Aayden Daniels, an employee of the department. Any employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Aayden Daniels. If Aayden Daniels terminates employment with the department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the department.

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