An Act relative to PFML for bone marrow and organ donation
This bill expands Massachusetts' Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program to include time off for individuals donating bone marrow, organs, or blood. It allows covered workers to take up to 30 days for living organ donation, five days for bone marrow donation, and up to 4 hours per year for blood donation without losing their benefits. The legislation also removes the standard seven-day waiting period for this specific type of leave and simplifies the certification process by requiring only basic details about the donation event from healthcare providers.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Mar 4, 2024
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
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Josh Cutler
DDemocratic
Co
Aaron Saunders
DDemocratic
Co
Brian Murray
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Oliveira
DDemocratic
Co
Jessica Giannino
DDemocratic
Co
Kay Khan
DDemocratic
Co
Kelly Pease
RRepublican
Co
Mindy Domb
DDemocratic
Co
Shirley Arriaga
DDemocratic
Co
Ted Philips
DDemocratic
Co
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
DDemocratic
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