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

H 2896: An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority 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 2896 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees. Primary sponsor: Jack Lewis (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2026): New draft substituted, see H5551.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

By Representative Lewis of Framingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2896) of Jack Patrick Lewis relative to collective bargaining of termination and discharge of employees of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority. Public Service.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jack LewisPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Middlesex
David LeBoeufCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Worcester

“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. New draft substituted, see H5551
  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
  3. Rules suspended
  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
  5. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5551
  7. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  8. Hearing rescheduled to 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  9. Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  10. Senate concurred
  11. Referred to the committee on Public Service

Sources

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