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Sick leave bank established for Department of Correction employee

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Published March 26th, 2026
Detected April 2nd, 2026
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Summary

The Massachusetts General Court passed H4962, establishing a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction. The bill was signed by the Governor on March 26, 2026, becoming Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2026. This is a private legislative act providing sick leave benefits to a specific state employee.

What changed

H4962 establishes a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, a Department of Correction employee. This private bill grants sick leave benefits to one specific state employee and does not create general policy applicable to other employees or agencies.

No action is required by employers or compliance officers. This is a one-time legislative grant specific to the named individual and does not establish new regulatory requirements or reporting obligations for other entities.

Source document (simplified)

ChangeBridge / Massachusetts / H4962 Signed by Governor H4962 H Signed by Governor 2026-03-26

Establishing a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction

For legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Sally Desrosiers, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service.

Bill Details

State Massachusetts

Session 194th General Court

Chamber House

Official Source malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4962

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Sponsors

Dennis Gallagher (Rep - D)

Action History

2026-03-26 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2026 2026-03-19 S Enacted and laid before the Governor 2026-03-19 H Enacted 2026-03-18 S Emergency preamble adopted 2026-03-18 H Emergency preamble adopted 2026-03-16 S Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed 2026-03-16 S Taken out of the Orders of the Day 2026-03-05 S Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading 2026-03-02 H Read third, amended and passed to be engrossed 2026-01-23 H Read second and ordered to a third reading 2026-01-23 H Rules suspended 2026-01-23 H Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting 2026-01-22 H Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling 2026-01-15 S Senate concurred 2026-01-12 H Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Service 2025-12-15 H Referred to the committee on House Rules

Committee Referrals

2025-12-15 H Rules 2026-01-12 J Public Service 2026-01-22 H Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Bill Text Versions

2025-12-15 Introduced Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)

Named provisions

Sick Leave Bank - Sally Desrosiers

Source

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Classification

Agency
MA Legislature
Published
March 26th, 2026
Instrument
Rule
Legal weight
Binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
Chapter 49 of the Acts of 2026
Docket
H4962

Who this affects

Applies to
Government agencies Employees
Industry sector
9211 Government & Public Administration
Activity scope
Employee Sick Leave Benefits
Threshold
Single employee of the Department of Correction
Geographic scope
Massachusetts US-MA

Taxonomy

Primary area
Employment & Labor
Operational domain
Human Resources
Topics
State Legislation Public Sector Employment

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