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H 2183 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act to ban captive audience meetings

Summary
By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2183) of Erika Uyterhoeven, Jason M. Lewis and Carmine Lawrence Gentile for legislation to ban captive audience and employer sponsored meetings. Labor and Workforce Development.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBans captive audience meetings that pressure workers on unionization, directly protecting workers' rights and collective bargaining under Labor & Workforce Development.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 Feb 17, 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 · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Erika Uyterhoeven
Erika Uyterhoeven
DDemocratic
MA
27th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Carmine Gentile
Carmine Gentile
DDemocratic
MA
13th Middlesex
Co
Photo of Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis
DDemocratic
MA
Fifth Middlesex
Co
Photo of Vanna Howard
Vanna Howard
DDemocratic
MA
First Middlesex