Building service employees; public contracting.
Summary
Building service employees; public contracting. Permits any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth to provide for certain requirements concerning incumbent and successor building service employers, defined in the bill, by local ordinance or resolution. For example, such local ordinance or resolution may require that successor building service employers retain incumbent employees during a transition period of 90 days. Under the bill, building service employees are those who perform work in connection with the care or maintenance of property, services at an airport, or food preparation services at schools. The bill provides that a building service employer that violates the provisions of a local ordinance or resolution enacted pursuant to the bill may be subject to a civil action and monetary damages.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Nov 19, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Feb 9, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
upper
Feb 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Committee
Rereferred to Commerce and Labor
upper
Jan 31, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with substitute (8-Y 7-N)
upper
Jan 9, 2024
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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