Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

S 2724 — An Act creating a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers

Last action — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 03, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

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Summary

Senate, March 3, 2022 -- The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1227) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to create a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2012) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Michelle L. Ciccolo for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to conduct a study and make recommendations on the barriers faced by low-income workers to finding and maintaining jobs in the Commonwealth, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2724).

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  3. Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  5. New draft of S1227 and H2012

  6. Reported from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 199 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (199)

199 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2724 do?
Senate, March 3, 2022 -- The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1227) of Joan B. Lovely for legislation to create a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2012) of David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf, Lindsay N. Sabadosa and Michelle L. Ciccolo for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to conduct a study and make recommendations on the barriers faced by low-income workers to finding and maintaining jobs in the Commonwealth, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2724).
Who sponsors S 2724?
S 2724 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Joan B. Lovely (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), and Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 2724?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 03, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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