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Senate approves emergency sick-leave banks for two MassDOT employees
Summary
The Massachusetts Senate adopted emergency preambles and passed bills establishing sick-leave banks for two employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, voting to send the measures to the governor for approval.
The Massachusetts Senate on a voice and standing vote adopted emergency preambles and passed two bills to establish sick-leave banks for employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation.
Under motions taken on the floor, the chamber approved an emergency preamble and final passage of H.4104, which establishes a sick-leave bank for Daniel Yender, and H.4161, which establishes a sick-leave bank for Mark Craftman. A standing count was required under the Constitution before the emergency preambles were adopted; the transcript records the counts as three in the affirmative and none opposed for each measure. The bills were ordered “to be enacted,” signed by the senate president and will be laid before the governor for her approval.
The actions on H.4104 and H.4161 were procedural and brief; no debate or amendment of the measures appears in the transcript. The transcript records the chamber pausing for standing counts, the adoption of the emergency preambles, and the orders that the bills be transmitted to the governor.
Formal action
• H.4104 — Establish a sick-leave bank for Daniel Yender, employee, Massachusetts Department of Transportation: emergency preamble adopted (standing vote), final passage; bill ordered to be enacted and to be laid before the governor.
• H.4161 — Establish a sick-leave bank for Mark Craftman, employee, Massachusetts Department of Transportation: emergency preamble adopted (standing vote), final passage; bill ordered to be enacted and to be laid before the governor.
No additional procedural conditions, amendments, or implementation instructions are described in the transcript. The record does not include sponsor statements describing eligibility rules for the banks, dollar amounts, or administrative details about how the banks will be administered.
