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

S 1303: An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of 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

S 1303 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts. Primary sponsor: Lydia Edwards (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 18, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see S3076.

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Official summary

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

By Ms. Edwards, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1303) of Lydia Edwards, Paul W. Mark and Vanna Howard for legislation to provide opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Labor and Workforce Development.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lydia EdwardsPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Suffolk
Nick CollinsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Suffolk
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Paul FeeneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBristol and Norfolk
Dylan FernandesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenatePlymouth and Barnstable
Adam GómezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Robyn KennedyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Worcester
Joan LovelyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Paul MarkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
Pavel PayanoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Essex
Mike SoterCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8th 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. Accompanied a new draft, see S3076
  2. Reporting date extended to Thursday July 30, 2026
  3. Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 3, 2026
  4. Hearing scheduled for 06/10/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
  5. House concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sources

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