Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H5685: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the department of agricultural resources
Status: Signed into law, October 22, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, September 28, 2026:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the department of agricultural resources shall establish a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the department. Any employee of the department may voluntarily contribute 1 or more sick, personal or vacation days to the sick leave bank for use by Carry Shulock-Sexton. If Carry Shulock-Sexton 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
- Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Middlesex) · primary sponsor
- Cindy Friedman (D)
- David Rogers (D, 24th Middlesex)
Latest actions
- : Signed by the Governor, Chapter 262 of the Acts of 2026
- : Enacted and laid before the Governor
- : Enacted
- : Emergency preamble adopted
- : 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 and passed to be engrossed
- : Read second and ordered to a third reading
Common questions
- What is H5685?
- H5685 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Carry Shulock-Sexton, an employee of the department of agricultural resources.
- What is the status of H5685?
- Signed into law as of October 22, 2026. Latest action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 262 of the Acts of 2026 (November 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5685?
- Sean Garballey (D, 23rd Middlesex), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H5685?
- On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5685
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