H 4749 Massachusetts House · 191st Legislature (2019-2020)

An Act providing worker compensation protection to emergency response and medical personnel related to COVID-19 infection

Summary

By Mr. Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Christopher Hendricks and others relative to workers' compensation benefits for certain emergency response and medical personnel related to COVID-19 infection. Labor and Workforce Development.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2020

Committee Review

Apr 2020

House Passage

Sep 2020

Senate Passage

May 2020

Governor

Introduced Mar 26, 2020 Last action Sep 3, 2020

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

8

Key actions

3

Committee

2

Amendments

1

Sep 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

House concurred

lower

Aug 27, 2020

Upper · Passed

Amendment (changing reporting date to Thursday September 10, 2020) adopted, pending concurrence

upper

May 21, 2020

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Apr 6, 2020

Committee

Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

lower

Mar 26, 2020

Committee

Referred to the committee on House Rules

lower

1 primary · 37 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Chris Hendricks

Alyson Sullivan-Almeida

Worcester and Hampshire

Claire D. Cronin