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

H 5685: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the department of agricultural resources

Passed both chambers 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 5685 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on September 28, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the department of agricultural resources. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 22, 2026): Enacted and laid before the Governor.

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Official summary

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

By Representative Garballey of Arlington and Senator Friedman, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Sean Garballey, Cindy F. Friedman and David M. Rogers for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the Department of Agricultural Resources. Public Service.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cindy FriedmanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFourth Middlesex
Sean GarballeyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23rd Middlesex
Dave RogersCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24th 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. Enacted and laid before the Governor
  2. Enacted
  3. Emergency preamble adopted
  4. Emergency preamble adopted
  5. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  6. Taken out of the Orders of the Day
  7. Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
  8. Read third and passed to be engrossed
  9. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  10. Rules suspended
  11. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  12. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

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