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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2476
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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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 collective bargaining.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/19/2023David HolwayNational Association of Government
Employees, 159 Burgin Parkway,
Quincy, MA 02169
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2816 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
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By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2476) of Tackey
Chan and David Holway for legislation to designate constitutional officers as employers of the
employees under their jurisdiction. Public Service.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1699 OF 2021-2022.]
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 collective bargaining.
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. Section 1 of chapter 150E of the general laws is hereby amended by
2deleting from the first sentence of the definition of “employee” the words “…and the officers
3and employees within the departments of the state secretary, state treasurer, state auditor and
4attorney general.”
5 Section 1 of chapter 150E of the general laws is hereby further amended by adding a new
6sentence at the end of the definition of “employer” to read “In the case of employees of the state
7secretary, state treasurer, state auditor and attorney general, the employer shall be the state
8secretary, state treasurer, state auditor and attorney general respectively.”