# Massachusetts H 2896: An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees

Massachusetts H 2896, An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic); status second reading, last action 2026-07-01 (New draft substituted, see H5551) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2896
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees
- Status: second reading
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-07-01, New draft substituted, see H5551
- Sponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Public Service, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (37 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-30 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.2896 “An Act providing for fairness and equity for Massachusetts Water Resources Authority employees” as amended | pass | 28 | 0 |   |
| 2025-11-14 | committee | Committee Favorable: Joint Committee on Public Service | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-07-01: New draft substituted, see H5551 (House)
- 2026-07-01: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-07-01: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-01: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-07-01: Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-07-01: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H5551 (House)
- 2025-11-19: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-10-06: Hearing rescheduled to 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-09-25: Hearing scheduled for 10/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Service (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2896.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2896.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2896-194 (as of 2026-11-01).