# Massachusetts H 2064: An Act relative to bereavement leave for the loss of a child

Massachusetts H 2064, An Act relative to bereavement leave for the loss of a child, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by James Arciero (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-03-26 (Accompanied a new draft, see H5302) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2064
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to bereavement leave for the loss of a child
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-03-26, Accompanied a new draft, see H5302
- Sponsor: James Arciero (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Subjects: Labor and Workforce Development
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Colleen M. Garry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David F. DeCoste (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph D. McKenna (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kristen Dillon
- Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mark C. Montigny (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Blais (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Simon Cataldo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William N. Brownsberger (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-26: Accompanied a new draft, see H5302 (House)
- 2025-11-26: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 (House)
- 2025-10-20: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (House)
- 2025-08-14: Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (House)
- 2025-07-10: Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2064.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2064.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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