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MA H2084
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Michael Day
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AI Summary
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Creates a "Minimum Hourly Health Improvement Wage" requiring employers to provide portable health care insurance earnings for each hour an employee works, allowing workers with multiple part-time jobs to accumulate benefits across all positions
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Authorizes the Public Health Council and Department of Public Health to analyze, develop recommendations, and establish regulations for the program, including pilot programs before full implementation
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Applies mandatorily to employers with at least 50 employees; employers with fewer than 50 employees may participate voluntarily
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Provides tax credits for participating employers during the pilot program period, with costs treated as a business expense
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Designed to address lack of health benefits for part-time workers who may work multiple jobs totaling full-time or more hours without receiving traditional employer-sponsored health insurance
Legislative Description
For a minimum hourly health improvement wage
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H5180
3/5/2026