MA S1095

Bill

MA S1095

Creating a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to create a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special legislative commission to study the barriers faced by low-income workers in finding and maintaining jobs with sustainable wages in Massachusetts. The commission will consist of 18 members, including state officials and representatives from various organizations. The commission will examine issues such as existing barriers, strategies to address them, relevant laws and regulations, and holistic approaches to prevent a fragmented response. The commission is required to hold hearings, invite testimony, and file its recommendations, including any proposed legislation or regulations, with the legislature by March 1, 2020.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Joan Lovely (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2710 (on 05/21/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1095

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1095
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1095.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1262	Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B	Accompanied a study order, see H4974	Similar To
H190	To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2187	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2189	Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2192	Providing that decisions of the Labor Relations Commission in representation cases shall be subject to judicial review	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2962	Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H4020	Establishing a restaurant promotion commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4070	Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H5032	Similar To
H729	Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H876	Relative to the conservation of striped bass	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S1223	Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission	Accompanied a new draft, see S2765	Similar To
S1470	Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2223	To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2533	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2710	Creating a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Replaced by
S324	Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks	Accompanied a study order, see S2538	Similar To
S815	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1262

Resolve establishing a special commission to study and make recommendations relative to Chapter 40B

Accompanied a study order, see H4974

Similar To

H190

To establish the Western Massachusetts balanced sustainable development commission

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2187

Relative to the Labor Relations Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2189

Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2192

Providing that decisions of the Labor Relations Commission in representation cases shall be subject to judicial review

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2962

Providing for a study to be conducted on the cost feasibility of implementing a ferry service to Long Island in Boston Harbor

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H4020

Establishing a restaurant promotion commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4070

Relative to the authority of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H5032

Similar To

H729

Resolve to establish a special commission to perform an investigation and providing for a study relative to the long term management, maintenance and future use of the Boston Harbor Long and Moon Islands

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H876

Relative to the conservation of striped bass

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S1223

Relative to the creation of a sports injury commission

Accompanied a new draft, see S2765

Similar To

S1470

Relative to local public housing authorities access to the dental and vision insurance plan managed by the group insurance commission

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

Similar To

S2221

Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2223

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2533

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a sick leave bank for Aurora Wilber, an employee of the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 15 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2710

Creating a special legislative commission to study barriers to job retention for low-income workers

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

Replaced by

S324

Establishing a special commission relative to digital textbooks

Accompanied a study order, see S2538

Similar To

S815

Relative to manufactured housing communities

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

Similar To

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