MA H2140

Establishes a 17-member special commission to study barriers preventing low-income workers from finding and maintaining jobs with sustainable wages in Massachusetts

Commission membership includes House and Senate chairs of the labor committee (as co-chairs), secretaries from labor, transportation, economic development, and health and human services, plus appointees from labor, business, and low-income advocacy sectors

Required study topics include existing barriers to job retention, strategies to address them, review of current laws and regulations, holistic wraparound service approaches, and the "cliff effect" where small income increases cause sudden loss of critical benefits

Commission may hold public hearings, invite expert testimony, and conduct listening sessions and working groups

Final recommendations, including draft legislation or regulations, due by March 1, 2027