# Massachusetts H 1596: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras

Massachusetts H 1596, An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-10-24 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 1596
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-10-24, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: The Judiciary, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras: mixed, low. The Massachusetts Trial Court establishes a sick leave bank for Ana C. Contreras. Any Trial Court employee can voluntarily give one or more sick, personal, or vacation days to the bank. Donated days can be used only for the illness or disability that led to the bank, as decided by the Trial Court.…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), House

## Actions (15)

- 2025-10-24: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-10-16: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-10-16: Enacted (House)
- 2025-10-16: Emergency preamble adopted (Senate)
- 2025-10-15: Emergency preamble adopted (House)
- 2025-10-14: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-10-14: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2025-08-21: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-08-18: Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-08-04: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-08-04: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-08-04: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-31: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on The Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-10-24: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1596.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1596.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H1596-194 (as of 2026-11-01).