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MA H161

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steven Owens

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Requires marijuana establishment license applicants to attest they will not interfere with union agents communicating with employees about labor rights, or alternatively submit a signed labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization

  • Mandates the same attestation or labor peace agreement requirement for license renewals, confirming the establishment has not interfered with employees' ability to form and maintain a union

  • Defines "labor peace agreement" as an arrangement where employers allow union access to employees in exchange for unions agreeing not to engage in picketing, work stoppages, or boycotts

  • Directs the Cannabis Control Commission to establish and maintain a list of bona fide labor organizations, with qualifying criteria including existing collective bargaining agreements, written bylaws, financial reporting compliance, and freedom from employer domination

  • Exempts Small Businesses as defined in 935 CMR 500.02 and 935 CMR 501.02 from these labor peace requirements

Legislative Description

To facilitate labor peace among the cannabis workforce

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

9/25/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means9/25/2025
Cannabis Policy2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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