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H807 • 2025

An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 807) of Tackey Chan and David Holway relative to political contributions by certain public employees.
  • Election Laws.

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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. 2026-04-02 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in 222

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act to provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 807) of Tackey Chan and David Holway relative to political contributions by certain public employees. Election Laws.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.807

Section 13 of chapter 55 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first sentence of the first paragraph the following: “…nor shall it prohibit the solicitation of contributions by such employee from fellow employees for a political committee organized by the exclusive representative of such employee under chapter 150E of the general laws where the purpose of such committee is the improvement of terms and conditions of employment of such employees.”

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