Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1906 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2062 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1906
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to commission sales rates.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2062 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1906
18	18	By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1906) of
19	19	Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including
20	20	members of the General Court) to study issues relative to commission sales rates. Labor and
21	21	Workforce Development.
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
25	25	(2023-2024)
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27	27	An Act relative to commission sales rates.
28	28	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
29	29	of the same, as follows:
30	30	1 SECTION 1. There shall be a special task force to review and report on the economic
31	31	2impact of sales commission rate structures to ensure fairness, transparency, and equality in the
32	32	3payment for commissioned workers in the Commonwealth. The task force shall consist of 9
33	33	4members: the house and senate chairs of the joint committees on labor and workforce
34	34	5development economic development and emerging technologies, or their designees, who shall
35	35	6serve as the co-chairs of the task force; a member of the general court appointed by the senate
36	36	7minority leader; a member of the general court appointed by the house minority leader; the
37	37	8executive director of the Massachusetts Workforce Development Board, or a designee; the
38	38	9Massachusetts attorney general, or a designee; and 3 persons to be appointed by the secretary of
39	39	10labor and workforce development, 1 of whom shall be an employee of the commonwealth in the
40	40	11office of the secretary of labor and workforce development, 2 of whom shall be selected from a
41	41	12list of 5 persons nominated by the Massachusetts Business Roundtable. 2 of 2
42	42	13 The task force shall: (i) identify and review the state laws, regulations, and administrative
43	43	14directives that are related to commission sales rates; (ii) identify the key labor sectors that would
44	44	15best benefit from a review and improvement to sales commission rates; (iii) require the
45	45	16department of labor and workforce development to create a report based on a customized survey
46	46	17of companies within the commonwealth who employ commission-based employees; and (iv)
47	47	18develop recommendations to establish legislative procedures to provide and regulate commission
48	48	19rate income in Massachusetts.
49	49	20 The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the
50	50	21clerks of the house of representatives and the senate within 12 months of the passage of this act.