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MA H 3417

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An Act designating Domestic Workers' Rights Day

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

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Quick answers

Did MA H 3417 pass?

Yes. MA H 3417 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-09-10): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 212 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 3417 about?

By Representatives Sousa of Framingham and Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3417) of Priscila S. Sousa, Judith A. Garcia and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart the sixteenth day of June as domestic workers’ rights day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Description

By Representatives Sousa of Framingham and Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3417) of Priscila S. Sousa, Judith A. Garcia and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart the sixteenth day of June as domestic workers’ rights day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-09-10 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 212 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Mindy Dombcosponsor
  • Priscila S. Sousacosponsor
  • Judith A. Garciacosponsor
  • Hannah Kanecosponsor
  • Christine P. Barbercosponsor
  • Joan B. Lovelycosponsor
  • Robyn K. Kennedycosponsor
  • Vanna Howardcosponsor
  • Natalie M. Higginscosponsor
  • Leigh Daviscosponsor
  • James C. Arena-DeRosacosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-09-10

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 212 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-09-03

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-09-03

    Enacted

    passage

  4. 2026-08-31

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

    passage,reading-3

  5. 2026-08-31

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  6. 2026-08-24

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  7. 2026-08-24

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-08-24

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

  9. 2026-01-29

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-28

    Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 117 )

    passage

  11. 2026-01-28

    Read third

    reading-3

  12. 2026-01-28

    Rules suspended

  13. 2025-11-26

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    reading-2

  14. 2025-11-26

    Rules suspended

  15. 2025-11-26

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

  16. 2025-10-30

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

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

  17. 2025-09-08

    Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025

  18. 2025-05-30

    Hearing scheduled for 06/04/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  19. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  20. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • H. 3417 On passing to be engrossed

    2026-01-28 · pass · 156-0

    Member-level votes (158)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini: yes
    • Arriaga: yes
    • Ashe: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • Duffy: not voting
    • Elliott: yes
    • Farley-Bouvier: yes
    • Field: yes
    • Finn: yes
    • Fiola: yes
    • Flanagan: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Hendricks: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • McMurtry: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: yes
    • Montaño: yes
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • LeBoeuf: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Linsky: yes
    • Lipper-Garabedian: yes
    • Livingstone: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • MacGregor: yes
    • Madaro: not voting
    • Ramos, A.: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Rogers, J.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Mahoney: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: yes
    • Uyterhoeven: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

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