SB 655
(New Title) relative to employee leasing companies, workers' compensation coverage options, and a minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| In the House | PASSED/ADOPTED |
|---|---|
| Introduced | 1/29/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/26/2026 |
| LSR number | 3263 |
| Chapter | 0146 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H11 |
Where it stands
House: PASSED/ADOPTED
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7, Labrie, Brian(R) Hills 2, McGough, Tim(R) Hills 11, Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16, Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17, Peternel, Katy(R) Carr 6, Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1, Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 29, 2026Introduced 01/29/2026 and Referred to Commerce
- February 10, 2026Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 10:00 am
- March 5, 2026Hearing: 03/10/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:30 am, on proposed non-germane amendment # 2026-1065s
- March 11, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1160s, 03/26/2026; Vote 6-0; CC
- March 26, 2026Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1160s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Committee Amendment # 2026-1160s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026
- March 26, 2026Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
- April 14, 2026Public Hearing: 04/14/2026 10:00 am GP 159
- April 21, 2026Executive Session: 04/21/2026 02:30 pm GP 159
- April 21, 2026Full Committee Work Session: 04/21/2026 09:00 am GP 159
- April 22, 2026Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/21/2026 (Vote 20-0; CC)
- May 7, 2026Ought to Pass: MA VV 05/07/2026
- May 21, 2026Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/21/2026)
- May 21, 2026Enrolled (in recess of) 05/21/2026
- June 22, 2026Signed by the Governor on 06/12/2026; Chapter 146; Effective 08/11/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Ought to Pass with Amendment
| Party | Yes |
|---|---|
| Republican | 16 |
| Democrat | 8 |
| Total | 24 |
Yes — 24
- Abbas, Daryl(R) Rock 22
- Altschiller, Debra(D) Rock 24
- Avard, Kevin(R) Hills 12
- Birdsell, Regina(R) Rock 19
- Carson, Sharon(R) Rock 14
- Fenton, Donovan(D) Ches 10
- Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23
- Gray, James(R) Straf 6
- Innis, Daniel(R) Belk 7
- Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2
- Long, Pat(D) Hills 20
- McConkey, Mark(R) Carr 3
- McGough, Tim(R) Hills 11
- Murphy, Keith(R) Hills 16
- Pearl, Howard(R) Merr 17
- Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21
- Prentiss, Suzanne(D) Graf 5
- Reardon, Tara(D) Merr 15
- Ricciardi, Denise(R) Ches 9
- Rochefort, David(R) Graf 1
- Rosenwald, Cindy(D) Hills 13
- Sullivan, Victoria(R) Hills 18
- Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
- Watters, David(D) Straf 4
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1160s
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Ought to Pass
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
No committee report on file. Majority and minority reports are printed in the House Calendar rather than the docket.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- February 10, 2026 at 10:00Commerce hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 10, 2026 at 09:30Commerce hearing recording (start time not identified)
- March 26, 2026Senate floor debate recording (start time not identified)
- April 14, 2026 at 10:00Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services public hearing recording 0:04:29–1:01:30, about 57 min (estimated)
- April 21, 2026 at 09:00Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services full committee work session recording 0:09:05–0:13:54, about 5 min (estimated)
- April 21, 2026 at 14:30Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services executive session recording 5:36:02–5:39:30, about 3 min (estimated)
- May 7, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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