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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 1810: An Act protecting honest employers by creating construction private attorney general actions

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 1810 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act protecting honest employers by creating construction private attorney general actions. Primary sponsor: Patrick Kearney (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 26, 2026): Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27).

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1810) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to creating construction wage theft private attorney general actions. The Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Patrick KearneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Tackey ChanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Norfolk
Michelle DuBoisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Plymouth
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Rodney M. ElliottCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Dennis GallagherCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Plymouth
Chris HendricksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Bristol
Tara HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th Middlesex
Billy MacGregorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Suffolk
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Sean ReidCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Essex
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
  2. Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:10 PM in A-2
  3. Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  4. Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  5. Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
  6. Senate concurred
  7. Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source