# Massachusetts H 4454: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy

Massachusetts H 4454, An Act establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-09-15 (Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 4454
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for John C. Murphy
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-08-11
- Last action: 2025-09-15, Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: House Rules, Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- 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: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House

## Actions (9)

- 2025-09-15: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2025-09-11: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-09-02: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-09-02: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-09-02: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-08-28: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-08-25: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-08-21: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service (House)
- 2025-08-11: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2025-09-11: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4454.pdf)

## Related bills

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- 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)
- 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)

## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4454.pdf)

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- [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194)
- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4454-194 (as of 2026-11-01).