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MA H 2726

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An Act requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers

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

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Did MA H 2726 pass?

Not yet. MA H 2726 is in committee as of 2025-07-30 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-07-30): New draft substituted, see H4360

What is MA H 2726 about?

By Representative Walsh of Peabody and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2726) of Thomas P. Walsh relative to requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Description

By Representative Walsh of Peabody and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2726) of Thomas P. Walsh relative to requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-07-30 — New draft substituted, see H4360
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Thomas P. Walshcosponsor
  • Sally P. Keranscosponsor
  • Steven George Xiarhoscosponsor
  • Tara T. Hongcosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-05-02

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-07-24

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

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  5. 2025-07-30

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4360

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  6. 2025-07-30

    Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

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  7. 2025-07-30

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

  8. 2025-07-30

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

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  9. 2025-07-30

    New draft substituted, see H4360

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2726

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