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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 708 FILED ON: 1/11/2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tram T. Nguyen
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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 extending parental leave.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/11/2025 1 of 1
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By Representative Nguyen of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2152) of
Tram T. Nguyen relative to parental leave under the family and medical leave program. Labor
and Workforce Development.
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 extending parental leave.
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 2 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “year”, in line 28, the following words:- ;
3and provided further, that a covered individual taking family leave pursuant to clause (i) of
4paragraph (1) of subsection (a) whose child required care in a neonatal intensive care unit shall
5not be eligible in a benefit year for more than 16 weeks of family leave.