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MA H4545
Bill
Status
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Richard Haggerty
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AI Summary
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Expands Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) to cover living organ donors, bone marrow transplant donors, and blood donors for procedures, medical tests, surgeries, and recovery time
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Living organ donors may receive up to 30 days of paid medical leave per benefit year
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Bone marrow transplant donors may receive up to 5 days of paid medical leave per benefit year
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Blood donors may receive up to 4 hours of paid leave, a maximum of 5 times per benefit year
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Eliminates the standard 7-calendar day waiting period for medical leave taken for organ, bone marrow, or blood donation
Legislative Description
Relative to PFML for bone marrow and organ donation
Last Action
Reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
3/5/2026