Massachusetts S3076: An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts

What the bill says

From the introduced text, May 18, 2026:

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 26 of Chapter 149 is hereby amended by adding at the end: For projects over one million dollars, the total hours of employees, by trade, receiving an hourly wage who are directly employed on the site of the project, employed by the contractor or a subcontractor and subject to the prevailing wage, shall be performed by apprentices in bona fide apprentice training programs as provided in sections 11H and 11I of chapter 23 of the General Laws which are approved by the division of apprentice training in the executive office of labor and workforce development and in compliance with apprentice ratios established by any trades license board or which are registered with and approved by the U.S. Department of Labor and which have graduated at least one (1) apprentice within the last five years. Nothing in this section requires that the apprenticeship program in which apprentices are enrolled qualify as an employee welfare benefit plan under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§1001-1461. Six months after the passage of this act 5% of the hours shall be performed by apprentices. One year after 10% Two years after 15% Section …

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Sponsors

• Kennedy, Robyn K. (D, First Worcester)
• Joan Lovely (D, Second Essex)
• Michael Soter (R, 8th Worcester)
• Adam Gómez (D, Hampden)
• Pavel Payano (D)
• Lydia Edwards (D, Third Suffolk)
• Paul Mark (D)
• Vanna Howard (D, 17th Middlesex)
• John Keenan (D, Norfolk and Plymouth)
• Paul Feeney (D, Bristol and Norfolk)
• James Hawkins (D, 2nd Bristol)
• James Eldridge (D, Middlesex and Worcester)

Latest actions

1. May 18, 2026: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2. May 18, 2026: New draft of S1303
3. May 18, 2026: Reported from the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Votes

• Committee Vote - Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (May 1, 2026): 6 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S3076?

S3076 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

What is the status of S3076?

In committee as of May 18, 2026. Latest action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (May 18, 2026).

Who sponsored S3076?

Kennedy, Robyn K. (D, First Worcester), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S3076?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3076