H 1844 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

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

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Legislator
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Tackey Chan
DDemocratic
MA
2nd Norfolk