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MA H 5245

enacted

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)

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

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Did MA H 5245 pass?

Yes. MA H 5245 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026

What is MA H 5245 about?

By Representative Marsi of Charlton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John J. Marsi for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service.

Description

By Representative Marsi of Charlton and Senator Fattman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of John J. Marsi for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children and Families. Public Service.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-05-14 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • John J. Marsicosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-14

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026

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  2. 2026-05-07

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  3. 2026-05-07

    Enacted

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  4. 2026-05-07

    Emergency preamble adopted

  5. 2026-05-07

    Emergency preamble adopted

  6. 2026-05-04

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  7. 2026-05-04

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  8. 2026-04-01

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

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  9. 2026-03-30

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  10. 2026-03-19

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  11. 2026-03-19

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-03-19

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

  13. 2026-03-16

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

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  14. 2026-03-12

    Senate concurred

  15. 2026-03-09

    Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service

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  16. 2026-03-05

    Referred to the committee on House Rules

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5245

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