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Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn files bill to add status bar to Massachusetts unemployment portal
Summary
Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn filed House Bill 2187 on Jan. 9, 2025, proposing that the Department of Unemployment Assistance add a status bar to each claimant’s online profile showing the progress of their unemployment claim; the bill was referred to the House Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
Rep. Marcus S. Vaughn of Wrentham filed House Bill 2187 on Jan. 9, 2025, that would require the Department of Unemployment Assistance to display a status bar on each claimant’s online profile showing the progress of an applicant’s unemployment claim.
The measure, submitted for the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court, would amend Section 22 of chapter 151A of the General Laws to add the status bar language and directs the department to determine which review milestones are shown. The filing lists referral to the House Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
If enacted as written, the bill would make the status bar part of the department’s online unemployment benefits portal and leave the choice of milestones (for example, receipt, review, request for information, or determination) to the department’s discretion; the bill text does not specify particular milestones.
The bill text as filed does not include a funding appropriation, an implementation deadline, or details about design or accessibility standards for the portal. The filing record does not show any committee action or vote; next steps are committee consideration and any scheduling of hearings or amendments by the House Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
The filing was presented to the House on Jan. 9, 2025, as House Docket No. 445, House Bill No. 2187, and was identified in the docket as an item for the Labor and Workforce Development committee during the 2025–2026 legislative session.
