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

H 4974: An Act Preparing Apprentices through Training, Hiring, and Skills in Massachusetts

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 4974 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on January 20, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act Preparing Apprentices through Training, Hiring, and Skills in Massachusetts. Primary sponsor: Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. It lists 34 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 28, 2026): New draft substituted, see H4994.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 32

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce DevelopmentPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
James Arena-DeRosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Middlesex
Natalie M. BlaisCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Marjorie DeckerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Kip DiggsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Barnstable
Michelle DuBoisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Plymouth
Pat DuffyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Hampden
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Rodney M. ElliottCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lisa FieldCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse3rd Bristol
Judith GarcíaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Suffolk
Ken GordonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse21st Middlesex
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Natalie HigginsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Worcester
Tara HongCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18th Middlesex
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
Kristin KassnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Essex
Patrick KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Plymouth
David LeBoeufCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse17th Worcester
Billy MacGregorCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse10th Suffolk
Joe McGonagleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse28th Middlesex
Paul McMurtryCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Norfolk
Rita MendesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Plymouth
Thomas MoakleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouseBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Sam MontañoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse15th Suffolk
Steve OwensCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29th Middlesex
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex
Lindsay SabadosaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Hampshire
Amy SangioloCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th Middlesex
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th Bristol
Dan SenaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse37th Middlesex
Tom StanleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse9th Middlesex
Jeff TurcoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse19th Suffolk
Richard WellsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Norfolk
Chris WorrellCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse5th Suffolk

“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 H4994
  2. Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
  3. 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
  4. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
  5. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H4994
  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
  7. New draft of H2085, H2121, H2126 and H3375
  8. Reported from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sources

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