H 4521
An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Rodrigue
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Bill overview
This bill establishes a sick leave bank for Kathleen Rodrigue, an employee of the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Massachusetts. It allows Rodrigue to accrue and use sick leave from a dedicated bank, separate from her regular paid time off. This legislation is part of a series of similar bills creating sick leave banks for other public employees.
Key provisions
- Creates a sick leave bank specifically for Kathleen Rodrigue.
- Rodrigue will accrue sick leave through this bank.
- Rodrigue can use the accrued sick leave.
- The bank is separate from regular paid time off.
- The bill was enacted as Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2025.
Who is affected
- Kathleen Rodrigue
- Chief Medical Examiner’s Office employees
- Massachusetts State Employees
Notable changes
- This bill creates a specific sick leave bank for a single employee.
- It does not change existing sick leave policies for other employees.
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Primary sponsor
Jr. Donald R. Berthiaume
Cosponsors
Jr. Donald R. Berthiaume
Peter J. Durant
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Bill H.4521 194th (Current)
An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Kathleen Rodrigue
By Representative Berthiaume of Spencer and Senator Durant, a joint petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr., for legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Kathleen Rodrigue, an employees of the Chief Medical Examiner's office. Public Service.
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Bill Information
Presenters: Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. , Peter J. Durant
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Displaying 16 actions for Bill H.4521
| Date | Branch | Action |
| 8/7/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
| 9/11/2025 | House | Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service |
| 9/15/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 9/18/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 9/22/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 9/22/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 9/22/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 9/29/2025 | House | Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/2/2025 | Senate | Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 10/27/2025 | Senate | Taken out of the Orders of the Day |
| 10/27/2025 | Senate | Read third and passed to be engrossed |
| 10/29/2025 | House | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Emergency preamble adopted |
| 10/30/2025 | House | Enacted |
| 10/30/2025 | Senate | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| 11/6/2025 | Executive | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2025 |
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