MA H638

Bill

To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to political contributions by certain public employees. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 13 of Chapter 55 of the General Laws to allow certain public employees to solicit contributions from fellow employees for a political committee organized by the exclusive representative of such employees under Chapter 150E of the General Laws, where the purpose of the committee is to improve the terms and conditions of employment for those employees. This change lifts the prohibition on such solicitation of political contributions by public employees.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Tackey Chan (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4403 (on 02/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H638

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H638
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H638.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1374	Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1595	Relative to binding arbitration	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1602	Protecting the right to strike	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1674	Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2187	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2196	Relative to certain option B and option C retirees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2197	Relative to ordinary disability retirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2243	Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees	Accompanied H2213	Similar To
H2317	Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees	Accompanied S1554	Similar To
H2342	Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2372	To provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2386	Relative to veterans retirement and pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2680	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4403	Election Laws	Reported, in part, by H639	Replaced by
S1544	Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1374

Providing for equitable rights to indemnity for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1595

Relative to binding arbitration

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1602

Protecting the right to strike

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1674

Relative to ensuring fairness in public employee workers' compensation benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2187

Relative to the Labor Relations Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2196

Relative to certain option B and option C retirees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2197

Relative to ordinary disability retirements

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2243

Relative to the cap on work hours for retirees

Accompanied H2213

Similar To

H2317

Providing fair and equitable line of duty death benefits for public employees

Accompanied S1554

Similar To

H2342

Authorizing certain public employees’ creditable retirement service

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2372

To provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2386

Relative to veterans retirement and pensions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2680

Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H4403

Election Laws

Reported, in part, by H639

Replaced by

S1544

Resolve establishing a study on providing absolute social security coverage for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

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