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

S 1312: An Act ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the commonwealth

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 1312 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the commonwealth. Primary sponsor: Ryan Fattman (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 7, 2025): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means.

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Official summary

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

By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1312) of Ryan C. Fattman, Joseph D. McKenna, Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to ensure domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the commonwealth. Labor and Workforce Development.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ryan FattmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampden
Kelly DoonerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateThird Bristol and Plymouth
Peter DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampshire
Paul FrostCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Worcester
Steven HowittCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4th Bristol
Brad JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20th Middlesex
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Joe McKennaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18th Worcester
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden
Alyson Sullivan-AlmeidaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7th Plymouth
Bruce TarrCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
Marcus VaughnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse9th Norfolk

“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. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  2. Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1
  3. House concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Sources

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