Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 37 D · 1 R cosponsors

H 4698 — An Act relative to the scheduling of employees

Last action — Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 19, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · 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.

  • 49 sponsors

    1 primary, 48 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (37 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

  2. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  3. New draft of S1235, S1236 and H1974

  4. Reported from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 48 co-sponsors · 155 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Co-sponsors (48)

Not signed on (155)

155 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4698?
H 4698 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, Sean Garballey (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, Marc R. Pacheco, Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), David Paul Linsky (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Christopher Hendricks (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Michael D. Brady (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, Adam G. Hinds, Christina A. Minicucci, James B. Eldridge (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), John J. Cronin (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), John F. Keenan (Democrat), Peter Capano, Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), Adam Gómez (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Steven Owens (Democrat), Carlos González (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Walter F. Timilty, Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Alan Silvia (Democrat), Paul W. Mark (Democrat), Marcos A. Devers, Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), Mindy Domb (Democrat), Vanna Howard (Democrat), Orlando Ramos (Democrat), and Carol A. Doherty (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4698?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 19, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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