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H491 • 2025

An Act including worker-owned businesses in economic development programs

An Act including worker-owned businesses in economic development programs

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Sponsor
Steven Owens
Last action
2025-12-01
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act including worker-owned businesses in economic development programs

An Act including worker-owned businesses in economic development programs By Representative Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act including worker-owned businesses in economic development programs By Representative Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 491) of Steven Owens and Jacob R.
  • Oliveira for legislation to include worker-owned businesses in certain economic development programs.
  • Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

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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. 2025-12-01 House

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

  2. 2025-08-21 House

    Reporting date extended to Monday, December 1, 2025

  3. 2025-05-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/05/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act including worker-owned businesses in economic development programs
By Representative Owens of Watertown, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 491) of Steven Owens and Jacob R. Oliveira for legislation to include worker-owned businesses in certain economic development programs. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.491

SECTION 1. Section 48(c) of chapter 23G of the General Laws, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “women-owned contractors” the following:-

worker-owned contractors

SECTION 2. Section 48(d) of chapter 23G of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “and minority-owned” the following:-

worker-owned,

SECTION 3. Section 48(i) of chapter 23G of the General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “minority-” the following:-

worker-,

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