HB 487 (2025): relative to providing employees with advance notice of the work schedule.

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HB 487 (2025)

relative to providing employees with advance notice of the work schedule.

  • Status: Killed
  • Term: 2025-2026
  • House committee: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
  • Subject: Employment

The Story

It was introduced on January 9, 2025 and referred to the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services committee. The committee held a public hearing on February 11, 2025, with 51 people signed in online: 42 in support and 9 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on February 18, 2025 to vote on its recommendation. The majority recommended that the House kill it, and the minority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2025-0459h), by a vote of 11–9. The report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 26, 2025 the House voted to kill it on a roll call 196–155.

Sponsors

Hearings and Sessions

  • February 11, 2025, 2:30 PM: public hearing, House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, LOB 307
  • February 18, 2025, 1:00 PM: executive session, House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services, LOB 307
  • March 26, 2025: floor debate, House

Votes

  • March 26, 2025, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — yeas 196, nays 155, passed

The Docket

  • January 9, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
  • February 11, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 02:30 pm LOB 307
  • February 18, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 307
  • February 18, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 11-9; RC)
  • February 21, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0459h (NT)
  • March 26, 2025: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 196-155 03/26/2025

Laws It Would Change

Related Bills

  • SB 60 (2020): relative to advance notice to hourly employees of work schedules.

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