Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts S1343: An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees
Status: Failed, August 13, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “executive”, in line 10, the following:- , legislative. SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Legislative body” the following paragraphs:- “Legislative employees”, all employees of the general court, including, but not limited to, legislative personal employees, employees of committees, caucuses, legislative information services, the house and senate business offices, the engrossing division, the house and senate clerk’s offices, the house and senate counsel’s offices and the house and senate human resource offices. “Legislative personal employees”, general court employees whom the house speaker or senate president has approved for employment in the office of a particular senator or representative at the request of said senator or representative. SECTION 3. Section 3 of said chapter 150E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraphs:- Appropriate bargaining units in the senate may include all legislative employees; provided, however, that: (1) in the case of legislative personal employees, legislative employees within the senate president’s office, the senate minority leader’s office, the office of the chair of the senate ways and means committee, the senate clerk’s office, or …
Sponsors
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth) · primary sponsor
- Nick Collins (D, First Suffolk)
- Mike Connolly (D, 26th Middlesex)
- Tram Nguyen (D, 18th Essex)
- Lisa Field (D, 3rd Bristol)
- Danillo Sena (D)
- Patrick O'Connor (R, First Plymouth and Norfolk)
- Liz Miranda (D)
- Paul Mark (D)
- Paul Feeney (D, Bristol and Norfolk)
- Michael Brady (D, Second Plymouth and Norfolk)
- Patricia Jehlen (D, Second Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3256
- : Reporting date extended to Thursday July 30, 2026
- : Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 3, 2026
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1
- : House concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
Common questions
- What is S1343?
- S1343 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees.
- What is the status of S1343?
- Failed as of August 13, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3256 (August 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1343?
- John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1343?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1343
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