Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H2093: An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees
Status: Failed, May 7, 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 2020 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 definitions:- “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 2 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
- Carol Doherty (D, 3rd Bristol) · primary sponsor
- Dennis Gallagher (D)
- Patrick Kearney (D, 4th Plymouth)
- James Hawkins (D, 2nd Bristol)
- Danillo Sena (D)
- David DeCoste (R, 5th Plymouth)
- Rodney Elliott (D)
- Erika Uyterhoeven (D, 27th Middlesex)
- Margaret Scarsdale (D)
- Carmine Gentile (D)
- Samantha Montaño (D)
- James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)
Latest actions
- : Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27)
- : Hearing scheduled for 10/28/2025 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in A-1
- : Senate concurred
- : Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
- : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
Common questions
- What is H2093?
- H2093 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 H2093?
- Failed as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27) (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored H2093?
- Carol Doherty (D, 3rd Bristol), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H2093?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2093
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