An Act to provide collective bargaining rights to employees of the mosquito control projects and mosquito control districts
This bill grants collective bargaining rights to employees working for mosquito control projects and districts in Massachusetts. It achieves this by amending state law to require these employers to follow the rules of the state's public sector labor relations framework. Under the new provisions, the state reclamation and mosquito control board would be recognized as the official employer for these negotiations. This change allows workers in these specific agencies to organize and negotiate their working conditions through a formal union process.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 5, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Feb 5, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jan 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tackey Chan
DDemocratic
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