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