MA S1500

Bill

MA S1500

Relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees

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 relative to fair worker representation on joint purchasing group committees. Public Service.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 12 of Chapter 32B of the General Laws to require that when a governmental agency enters into a trust or joint purchasing group agreement, the board and steering committee overseeing the agreement must include at least 25% labor representatives elected from a list of nominees from the collective bargaining units, as well as a retiree representative appointed by the Retired State, County and Municipal Employees Association of Massachusetts. All members of the board and steering committee will be considered voting members.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (7)

Michael Brady (D), Julian Cyr (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2545 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1500

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1500
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1500.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1144	Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1243	To ensure minimum fair wages and employment stability for adjunct faculty	Accompanied a study order, see H5125	Similar To
H1591	Amending MGL Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to include protections in hiring processes for individuals who suffer a miscarriage	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
H2168	To ensure fairness in retirement benefits for institutional teachers	Accompanied H2343	Similar To
H226	Relative to the establishment of a commission for fairness in liquor licensing	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H2323	Establishing fairness in GIC premium contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2343	Relative to ensure fairness for certain employees of the department of corrections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2701	Establishing a commission on automated decision-making, artificial intelligence, transparency, fairness, and individual rights	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3896	Ensuring fairness in local MBTA assessments	Accompanied a study order, see H4546	Similar To
H939	Relative to greater fairness in insurance	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1623	To ensure fairness through the economic development tax increment financing program	Accompanied a study order, see H5080	Similar To
S2545	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues	Reported (in part) by S1477	Replaced by
S578	Relative to fairness in debt collection	Accompanied a new draft, see S2734	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1144

Relative to hospital profit transparency and fairness

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

Similar To

H1243

To ensure minimum fair wages and employment stability for adjunct faculty

Accompanied a study order, see H5125

Similar To

H1591

Amending MGL Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to include protections in hiring processes for individuals who suffer a miscarriage

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

H2168

To ensure fairness in retirement benefits for institutional teachers

Accompanied H2343

Similar To

H226

Relative to the establishment of a commission for fairness in liquor licensing

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H2323

Establishing fairness in GIC premium contributions

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2343

Relative to ensure fairness for certain employees of the department of corrections

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

Similar To

H2701

Establishing a commission on automated decision-making, artificial intelligence, transparency, fairness, and individual rights

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

Similar To

H3896

Ensuring fairness in local MBTA assessments

Accompanied a study order, see H4546

Similar To

H939

Relative to greater fairness in insurance

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

Similar To

S1623

To ensure fairness through the economic development tax increment financing program

Accompanied a study order, see H5080

Similar To

S2545

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Service to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public service issues

Reported (in part) by S1477

Replaced by

S578

Relative to fairness in debt collection

Accompanied a new draft, see S2734

Similar To

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