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MA H 1596

enacted

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Quick answers

Did MA H 1596 pass?

Yes. MA H 1596 has been enacted into law as of 2025-10-24. Latest recorded action (2025-10-24): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 1596 about?

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1596) of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary.

Who sponsors MA H 1596?

Antonio F. D. Cabral is the primary sponsor of MA H 1596.

Description

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1596) of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-10-24 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Antonio F. D. Cabralprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-07-31

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

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  4. 2025-08-04

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

  5. 2025-08-04

    Rules suspended

  6. 2025-08-04

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  7. 2025-08-18

    Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed

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  8. 2025-08-21

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

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  9. 2025-10-14

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  10. 2025-10-14

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  11. 2025-10-15

    Emergency preamble adopted

  12. 2025-10-16

    Emergency preamble adopted

  13. 2025-10-16

    Enacted

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  14. 2025-10-16

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  15. 2025-10-24

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1596

Attribution

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