S 1950 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act to promote employee ownership

This bill (S 1950) provides tax incentives to encourage companies to adopt employee ownership structures, such as employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). It directly affects businesses transitioning to employee ownership models by offering financial benefits through tax provisions. The key mechanism is a revenue-related tax credit or deduction for qualifying companies, aiming to make employee ownership more financially accessible. The bill focuses on creating concrete tax policy changes to support this ownership model.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 29, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Revenue
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Julian Cyr
DDemocratic
MA
Cape and Islands