Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5528: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Edward Gillen
Status: Signed into law, September 10, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 17, 2026:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Highway Division shall establish a sick leave bank for Edward Gillen an employee of the Highway Division of the Department of Transportation. Any employee of the Department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Edward Gillen. If Edward Gillen terminates employment with the Department or requests to dissolve the sick leave bank, any remaining time in the sick leave bank shall be transferred to the extended illness leave bank. Sick leave bank days shall not be used for absences unrelated to the illness or disability that necessitated the establishment of the sick leave bank as determined by the Department.
Sponsors
- Paul McMurtry (D, 11th Norfolk) · primary sponsor
- Michael Rush (D, Norfolk and Suffolk)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Emergency preamble adopted
- : Read third and passed to be engrossed
- : Taken out of the Orders of the Day
- : Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
- : Rules suspended
Common questions
- What is H5528?
- H5528 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Edward Gillen.
- What is the status of H5528?
- Signed into law as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2026 (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5528?
- Paul McMurtry (D, 11th Norfolk), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5528?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5528
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