MA S2223

Bill

To commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts

Introduced
05/09/2019

In Committee
05/16/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to commission a study on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts. Community Development and Small Businesses.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study the effects of the gradual minimum wage increase on small manufacturing businesses in Massachusetts. The commission will examine the overall health of these businesses, the impacts of the minimum wage increase on their payroll costs and overall health, and recommend ways to sustain and improve the health of small manufacturing businesses during and after the transition to a $15 per hour minimum wage. The commission will consist of various state officials, legislators, and representatives from small manufacturing businesses, and will submit its findings to the state legislature and relevant executive agencies within one year of the bill's effective date.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (1)

Dean Tran (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2533 (on 02/13/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2223

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2223
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S2223.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
H3795	Above quota alcohol license	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
H4157	Elder affairs study order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1455	To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S1723	Relative to the taxation of small business in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5031	Similar To
S2221	Establishing a commission to study the effects of K2 in state prisons	Accompanied a study order, see S2531	Similar To
S2309	To create a Merrimack River District Commission	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	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
S2446	An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations	Laid before the Governor	Similar To
S2533	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to community development and small businesses issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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

H3795

Above quota alcohol license

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

H4157

Elder affairs study order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S1455

To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster

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

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

S1723

Relative to the taxation of small business in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5031

Similar To

S2221

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2531

Similar To

S2309

To create a Merrimack River District Commission

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

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

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

S2446

An Act relative to agricultural commission input on board of health regulations

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

S2533

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Community Development and Small Businesses to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to community development and small businesses issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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