Bill Title: To prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 120-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-04-11 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4681 [H1959 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Daniel Donahue [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mathew Muratore [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bruce Ayers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Peter Capano [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Lawn [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lindsay Sabadosa [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jessica Giannino [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Kushmerek [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Owens [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-29-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Steven Ultrino [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-33-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jay Livingstone [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Maria Robinson [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tram Nguyen [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Angelo Puppolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marjorie Decker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-25-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Higgins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Donato [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-35-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Murray [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Brady [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jack Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Paul Feeney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-BRISTO	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Linsky [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tommy Vitolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kay Khan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jason Lewis [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-05-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Colleen Garry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-36-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Duffy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul McMurtry [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Alan Silvia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adrian Madaro [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Diana DiZoglio [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christine Barber [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-34-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Vanna Howard [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Moore [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph McGonagle [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-28-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brian Ashe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Barrett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carmine Gentile [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Hendricks [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Natalie Blais [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-FRA	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Orlando Ramos [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Adam Scanlon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Carey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Stanley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Erika Uyterhoeven [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-27-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Hunt [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kathleen LaNatra [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Danillo Sena [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-37-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jacob Oliveira [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-HAMPDE	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ruth Balser [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mindy Domb [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Murphy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rob Consalvo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Richard Haggerty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-30-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Linda Campbell [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Biele [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Paul Mark [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-BERKSH	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Antonio Cabral [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mary Keefe [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Lori Ehrlich [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph Wagner [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Harriette Chandler [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Barrett [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-03-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dylan Fernandes [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-BARNST	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tami Gouveia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carole Fiola [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carol Doherty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James O'Day [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-14-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Galvin [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative James Hawkins [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sally Kerans [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kevin Honan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Rogers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-24-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David LeBoeuf [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-17-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kate Lipper-Garabedian [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-32-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tricia Farley-Bouvier [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Rady Mom [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Salvatore DiDomenico [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-MIDDLE	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mike Connolly [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-26-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carlos Gonzalez [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle DuBois [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jon Santiago [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sean Garballey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-23-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Ryan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Keenan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NORFOL	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Daniel Cahill [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patricia Haddad [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Tackey Chan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Edward Coppinger [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark Cusack [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-05-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Marcos Devers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Day [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-31-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Carolyn Dykema [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Susan Gifford [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Christopher Markey [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Mark Montigny [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Pignatelli [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-03-BER	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ted Philips [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Todd Smola [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-01-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Tucker [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-ESS	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kip Diggs [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-02-BAR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Liz Miranda [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-02-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Rogers [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gerard Cassidy [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-09-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Elizabeth Malia [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-11-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Walter Timilty [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-NORFOL	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Meghan Kilcoyne [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Patrick Kearney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-04-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Kenneth Gordon [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-21-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Thomas Golden [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-16-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Mahoney [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-13-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Brandy Fluker Oakley [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-12-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Straus [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-10-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Patrick O'Connor [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-01-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Frost [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-WOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Moran [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-18-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Driscoll [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-07-NOR	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Nika Elugardo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Julian Cyr [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-CAPE	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Marc Pacheco [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-03-PLY	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Paul Schmid [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-08-BRI	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michelle Ciccolo [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-15-MID	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Michael Finn [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-06-HAM	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeffrey Turco [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-19-SUF	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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