An Act establishing Election Day as a holiday and providing paid voting leave
This bill establishes Election Day as a legal holiday in Massachusetts while excluding public employees involved in election administration. It also grants eligible employees two hours of paid leave to vote during early voting, mail-in periods, or on election day, provided they do not already receive the day off. Employers are prohibited from penalizing workers for using this voting leave in any employment decision.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Jun 10, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
House · Passed
House concurred
Feb 16, 2023
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Becca Rausch
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Eldridge
DDemocratic
Co
Lydia Edwards
DDemocratic
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