Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5657: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Patrick Nelligan
Status: Passed one chamber, September 17, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, August 10, 2026:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Massachusetts Department of Correction shall establish a sick leave bank for Patrick Nelligan an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Correction. Any employee of the Department of Correction may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Patrick Nelligan. If Patrick Nelligan terminates employment with the Department of Correction 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 of Correction.
Sponsors
- Paul McMurtry (D, 11th Norfolk) · primary sponsor
- Michael Rush (D, Norfolk and Suffolk)
Latest actions
- : 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
- : Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
- : Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- : Senate concurred
- : Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service
- : Referred to the committee on House Rules
Common questions
- What is H5657?
- H5657 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Patrick Nelligan.
- What is the status of H5657?
- Passed one chamber as of September 17, 2026. Latest action: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (September 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5657?
- Paul McMurtry (D, 11th Norfolk), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5657?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5657
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