MA S2538

Bill

MA S2538

Relative to H-2B worker mobility

Introduced
08/19/2021

In Committee
09/13/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to H-2B worker mobility. Transportation.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts law to allow the registrar to issue REAL ID-compliant or Massachusetts licenses to eligible nonimmigrant H-2B workers who are lawfully present in the United States. The license expiration date will be coterminous with the worker's authorized stay in the United States, up to a maximum of 12 months if the worker lacks evidence of a specific end date. The bill also requires the Department of Transportation to promulgate regulations to implement these provisions by December 1, 2022.

Committee Categories

Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2758 (on 03/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2538

(28 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2538
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S2538.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2486	Requiring live fire practice for a firearms license	No further action taken	Similar To
H2582	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3488	Relative to front license plates	Accompanied a study order, see H4966	Similar To
H3520	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	No further action taken	Similar To
S1164	Relative to the defense against abusive waivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1545	Relative to automated enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2768	Similar To
S1613	Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1614	Relative to equitable firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S1619	Relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1939	Relative to telework	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2026	Establishing gender neutral bathrooms	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2090	Relative to state transportation project landowner notification	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S221	Regulating alternative healing therapies	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2233	To reduce gas leaks	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2282	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Amendment #1 () adopted	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2309	Relative to electric bicycles	Accompanied a new draft, see S2809	Similar To
S2310	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2642	Similar To
S2473	Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2501	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises	New Draft substituted, see S2587	Similar To
S2504	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2506	Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises	Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2535	To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting	Accompanied a new draft, see S3094	Similar To
S2758	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to miscellaneous transportation issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2809	Relative to electric bicycles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2486

Requiring live fire practice for a firearms license

No further action taken

Similar To

H2582

Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3488

Relative to front license plates

Accompanied a study order, see H4966

Similar To

H3520

To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

No further action taken

Similar To

S1164

Relative to the defense against abusive waivers

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

Similar To

S1545

Relative to automated enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2768

Similar To

S1613

Establishing a board of hoisting machinery regulations

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

Similar To

S1614

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S1619

Relative to the use of unmanned aerial systems

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

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

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

Similar To

S1939

Relative to telework

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2026

Establishing gender neutral bathrooms

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

Similar To

S2090

Relative to state transportation project landowner notification

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

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S221

Regulating alternative healing therapies

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2233

To reduce gas leaks

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2282

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Amendment #1 () adopted

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2309

Relative to electric bicycles

Accompanied a new draft, see S2809

Similar To

S2310

Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2642

Similar To

S2473

Authorizing the town of Brookline to adopt and enforce local regulations restricting new fossil fuel infrastructure in certain construction

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

Similar To

S2501

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises

New Draft substituted, see S2587

Similar To

S2504

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2506

Authorizing the town of Wareham to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2535

To revitalize agriculture, conditioning and simulcasting

Accompanied a new draft, see S3094

Similar To

S2758

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to miscellaneous transportation issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S2809

Relative to electric bicycles

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

Similar To

S994

Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles

Accompanied H1907

Similar To

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