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S1321 • 2025

An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages

An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages

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Sponsor
Paul R. Feeney
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages

An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages By Mr.
  • Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1321) of Paul R.
  • Feeney for legislation to clarify the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages.

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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. 2026-02-09 Senate

    Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2025-12-18 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  3. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages
By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1321) of Paul R. Feeney for legislation to clarify the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages. Labor and Workforce Development.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1321

Section 148 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 official edition, is hereby amended by striking the fifth paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

This section shall not apply to an employee of a co-operative association if he is a shareholder therein, unless he requests such association to pay him weekly, nor to casual employees as hereinbefore defined employed by the commonwealth or by any county, city or town.

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