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

H 5014: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance of the Commonwealth

Passed one chamber 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 5014 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on December 11, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance of the Commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Tony Cabral (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (March 9, 2026): Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Antonio F. D. Cabral for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sonia Felix, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance. Public Service.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tony CabralPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse13th Bristol
Chris HendricksCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse11th 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. Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed
  3. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  4. Rules suspended
  5. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  6. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  7. Senate concurred
  8. Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service
  9. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sources

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