HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1372 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2750
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Moran
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act designating Domestic Workers’ Rights Day.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael J. Moran | 18th Suffolk | 1/16/2019 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Kevin G. Honan | 17th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1372 FILED ON: 1/16/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2750
By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2750) of Michael J. Moran and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart the sixteenth day of June as domestic workers’ rights day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4736 OF 2017-2018.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act designating Domestic Workers’ Rights Day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 15TTTTT, the following section:—
Section 15UUUUU. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the sixteenth day of June as Domestic Workers’ Rights Day, recommending its observance by the public to honor all domestic workers who work in private homes and in recognition of Massachusetts’ historic enactment of basic labor standards in the Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights and recommending that said day be observed in an appropriate manner by the people.