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

H 2097: An Act relative to collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees

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 2097 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to collective bargaining rights of Massachusetts employees. Primary sponsor: Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 29, 2025): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2097) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Lydia Edwards relative to collective bargaining rights. Labor and Workforce Development.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tricia Farley-BouvierPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Berkshire
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Lydia EdwardsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Suffolk
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex

“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. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  2. Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
  3. Senate concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sources

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