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

S 1365: An Act to provide fair wages to employees of public institutions of higher education

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 1365 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act to provide fair wages to employees of public institutions of higher education. Primary sponsor: Pavel Payano (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 2, 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. Payano, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1365) of Pavel M. Payano, Vanna Howard, Michael D. Brady, Jacob R. Oliveira and other members of the General Court for legislation to provide fair wages to employees of public institutions of higher education. Labor and Workforce Development.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pavel PayanoPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Essex
Michelle BadgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Plymouth
Mike BradyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Plymouth and Norfolk
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Adam GómezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden
Jim HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse2nd Bristol
Vanna HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateFirst Middlesex
Paul MarkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire
Jake OliveiraCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateHampden, Hampshire and Worcester
Adam ScanlonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse14th 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. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  2. Hearing scheduled for 04/16/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2
  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