An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction
Summary
By Representative Gallagher of Bridgewater, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Dennis C. Gallagher for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Dec 15, 2025
Signed Mar 26, 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
15
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Mar 26, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed
lower
Jan 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on House Rules
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis Gallagher
DDemocratic
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