MA H2036

Bill

Expanding access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to expanding access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to expand access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers in Massachusetts. It requires employers with at least 20 employees to offer a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit, which allows employees to deduct certain commuter expenses from their gross income. The bill imposes fines on non-compliant employers and directs the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to launch a public awareness campaign to inform employees and employers about these benefits. The bill also empowers the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development to adopt regulations to ensure compliance and implementation of these provisions.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (10)

Steve Owens (D)*, Jamie Eldridge (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Brad Jones (R), John Keenan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Maria Robinson (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Walter Timilty (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2720 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2036

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2036
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2036.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2011	Protecting the right to time off for voting	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
H90	Financing a program for improvements to the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and providing relief to employers and workers in the Commonwealth	For actions on the section returned with recommendations of amendments, see H3702	Similar To
S1036	Relative to sexual harassment	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1154	Regulating the use of credit reports by employers	Accompanied a new draft, see H4614	Similar To
S1183	Regulating the use of credit reports by employers	Accompanied a new draft, see H4614	Similar To
S1204	Providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1218	Expanding access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers	Accompanied a new draft, see S2720	Similar To
S1230	Expanding whistleblower protections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2056	Discouraging employers from closing call centers and customer service operations in the Commonwealth and relocating overseas, and for other purposes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2720	Expanding access to commuter transit benefits offered by employers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S35	Similar Bills	See H90	Similar To

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