Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House 73 D cosponsors

H 4461 — An Act relative to work and family mobility

Last action — Published as amended, see H4470

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 15, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 95 sponsors

    1 primary, 94 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (73 D).

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Published as amended, see H4470

  2. Amendment 10 adopted

  3. Amendment 4 adopted

  4. Amendment 2 adopted, as changed

  5. Amendment 3 rejected

  6. Amendment 6 rejected - 31 YEAS to 125 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 146 )

  7. Amendment 5 rejected - 31 YEAS to 125 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 145 )

  8. Read third

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. New draft of H4459

  11. Pending new draft of H4459

  12. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 94 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Co-sponsors (94)

Not signed on (109)

109 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

labor transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4461?
H 4461 is sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means, Daniel J. Ryan (Democrat), Michael J. Moran (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Andres X. Vargas (Democrat), Mathew J. Muratore, Edward F. Coppinger, Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democrat), Jon Santiago, Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), John J. Lawn, Jr. (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Daniel R. Carey, Kenneth I. Gordon (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, David Paul Linsky (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Rebecca L. Rausch (Democrat), Russell E. Holmes (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democrat), Marcos A. Devers, Brandy Fluker-Reid (Democrat), James J. O'Day (Democrat), John J. Mahoney (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Harriette L. Chandler, Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Michael P. Kushmerek (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Sally P. Kerans (Democrat), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Rady Mom, Chynah Tyler (Democrat), Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), Paul W. Mark (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), James Arciero (Democrat), Marjorie C. Decker (Democrat), Lori A. Ehrlich, Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democrat), Orlando Ramos (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Kip A. Diggs (Democrat), Gerard J. Cassidy, John J. Cronin (Democrat), Daniel J. Hunt (Democrat), Julian Cyr (Democrat), Edward R. Philips (Democrat), Daniel Cahill (Democrat), Rob Consalvo (Democrat), Michael S. Day (Democrat), Smitty Pignatelli, Joan Meschino (Democrat), Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Paul J. Donato (Democrat), Joint Committee on Transportation, Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Carlos González (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Nika C. Elugardo, Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Liz Miranda (Democrat), Kay Khan, Mindy Domb (Democrat), Sarah K. Peake, Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Christopher Hendricks (Democrat), Frank A. Moran (Democrat), Vanna Howard (Democrat), Peter Capano, Steven Owens (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Christina A. Minicucci, Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Adam G. Hinds, Kevin G. Honan (Democrat), Bud L. Williams (Democrat), and Natalie M. Blais (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4461?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 15, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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