H 1596 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras

Summary
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1596) of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras, an employee of the Trial Court. The Judiciary.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
House Passage
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Oct 2025
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Signed Oct 24, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
3
Oct 24, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Oct 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Oct 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Oct 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
upper
Oct 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Oct 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Aug 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed
lower
Aug 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jul 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Tony Cabral
Tony Cabral
DDemocratic
MA
13th Bristol