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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 476 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2071
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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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 time and a half wages.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/9/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 476 FILED ON: 1/9/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2071
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2071) of
Antonio F. D. Cabral relative to time and a half wages. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1836 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 relative to time and a half wages.
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 6 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, line 164, as amended by section 5 of chapter
3121 of the acts of 2018, the words "one and two-tenths", and inserting in place thereof the
4following words: "one and one-half".
5 SECTION 2. Section 6 of said chapter 136, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
6striking out, on line 224, as amended by section 10 of chapter 121 of the acts of 2018, "one and
7one-tenth", and inserting in place thereof the following words: "one and one-half".
8 SECTION 3. The second paragraph of section 16 of chapter 136, as so appearing, is
9hereby amended by striking out, as amended by section 15 of chapter 121 of the acts of 2018, the
10first sentence. 2 of 2
11 SECTION 4. Sections 6 to 9, inclusive, of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 are hereby
12repealed.
13 SECTION 5. Sections 11 to 14, inclusive, of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 are
14hereby repealed.
15 SECTION 6. Section 16 of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 is hereby repealed.
16 SECTION 7. Section 32 of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by
17striking out the numbers 6 and 11.
18 SECTION 8. Section 33 of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by
19striking out the numbers 7 and 12.
20 SECTION 9. Section 35 of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by
21striking out the numbers 8 and 13.
22 SECTION 10. Section 36 of said chapter 121 of the acts of 2018 is hereby amended by
23striking out the numbers 9, 14, and 16.