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H 2093 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees

Summary
By Representative Doherty of Taunton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2093) of Carol A. Doherty and others relative to allowing legislative employees to unionize. Labor and Workforce Development.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly enables legislative employees to unionize, directly supporting collective bargaining rights under Labor & Employment.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action May 7, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Carol Doherty
Carol Doherty
DDemocratic
MA
3rd Bristol
Co
Photo of Carmine Gentile
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
MA
13th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Dan Sena
Dan Sena
DDemocratic
MA
37th Middlesex
Co
Photo of David DeCoste
David DeCoste
RRepublican
MA
5th Plymouth
Co
Photo of Dennis Gallagher
Dennis Gallagher
DDemocratic
MA
8th Plymouth
Co
Photo of Erika Uyterhoeven
Erika Uyterhoeven
DDemocratic
MA
27th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Jamie Eldridge
Jamie Eldridge
DDemocratic
MA
Middlesex and Worcester
Co
Photo of Jim Hawkins
Jim Hawkins
DDemocratic
MA
2nd Bristol
Co
Photo of Margaret Scarsdale
Margaret Scarsdale
DDemocratic
MA
1st Middlesex
Co
Photo of Patrick Kearney
Patrick Kearney
DDemocratic
MA
4th Plymouth
Co
Photo of Rodney Elliott
Rodney Elliott
DDemocratic
MA
16th Middlesex