HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 477        FILED ON: 1/9/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2072

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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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 relative to minimum wage for municipal employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/9/2025

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

3/5/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 477        FILED ON: 1/9/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2072

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2072) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and Mary S. Keefe relative to minimum wage for municipal employees.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1835 OF 2023-2024.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act relative to minimum wage for municipal employees.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 108A the following section: -

Section 108A½. (a) A municipality shall be considered an employer for purposes of section 1 of chapter 151.

(b) In a city or town that accepts subsection (c), subsection (a) shall not apply.

(c) (1) In a municipality with a chief executive officer, the municipality may accept this subsection upon a majority vote of the legislative body of the municipality with the approval of the chief executive officer.

(2) In a municipality without a chief executive officer, the municipality may accept this subsection upon a majority vote of the legislative body of the municipality.