MA H3107

Bill

Relative to the employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
11/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the employment of persons with disabilities on state contracts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 7 of the Massachusetts General Laws to require that any contract for services in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its political subdivisions that receives appropriated funds from the state legislature must employ up to 10% of individuals with disabilities. The Supplier Diversity Office, in consultation with the Massachusetts Office on Disability, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, and the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission, will implement and regulate this law. The types of services covered include janitorial, landscaping, mailroom, food, fleet management, manufacturing, trash removal, document destruction, electronic scanning, and facility management services. The bill provides a definition of an individual with a disability and a phased implementation schedule, with the 10% requirement being fully in effect by January 1, 2025.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs

Sponsors (28)

David Biele (D)*, Dan Hunt (D)*, Bruce Ayers (D), Tackey Chan (D), Josh Cutler (D), Marcos Devers (D), Dan Donahue (D), William Driscoll (D), Carole Fiola (D), Brandy Fluker Oakley (D), Carlos González (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Rich Haggerty (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Mary Keefe (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Mike Moran (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Jim O'Day (D), Ted Philips (D), Dave Rogers (D), Danny Ryan (D), Tom Stanley (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3107

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3107
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3107.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1870	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H1950	Relative to wage transparency	Accompanied a new draft, see S2721	Similar To
H1984	Relative to defense against abusive waivers	Accompanied S1164	Similar To
H4007	Relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees	Chapter 67 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4048	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to post-retirement employment of public retirees (see House, No. 4007). August 3, 2021	See H4007	Similar To
H4097	Authorizing the town of West Stockbridge to continue the employment of Steven Traver	Accompanied a new draft, see H4297	Similar To
H4124	Authorizing Tisbury to modify fire department employment	Accompanied a new draft, see H4622	Similar To
S1083	Prohibiting discrimination against adults with disabilities in family and juvenile court proceedings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1169	Relative to state employment postings	Accompanied a study order, see S2697	Similar To
S1178	Relative to nondiscrimination	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1192	Relative to wrongful discharge from employment	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S122	Relative to persons with developmental disabilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1908	Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To

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