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MA H4545

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Richard Haggerty

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Living organ donors may receive up to 30 days of paid medical leave per benefit year

  • Bone marrow transplant donors may receive up to 5 days of paid medical leave per benefit year

  • Blood donors may receive up to 4 hours of paid leave, a maximum of 5 times per benefit year

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Health Care Financing3/5/2026
Labor and Workforce Development9/15/2025
Rules3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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