Massachusetts 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1622 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/27/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2799       FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1622
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mike Connolly and Natalie M. Higgins
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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 removing barriers to justice in the workplace.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mike Connolly26th Middlesex1/16/2025Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester1/16/2025James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol2/11/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2799       FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1622
By Representatives Connolly of Cambridge and Higgins of Leominster, a petition (accompanied 
by bill, House, No. 1622) of Mike Connolly, Natalie M. Higgins and James K. Hawkins relative 
to workplace discrimination complaints. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1424 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act removing barriers to justice in the workplace.
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 5 of Chapter 151B of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out, in line 
2182, the words “300 days” and inserting in place thereof the following words: “3 years”.