# Massachusetts H 5245: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)

Massachusetts H 5245, An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF), is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by John J. Marsi (Republican), Ryan C. Fattman (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5245
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran, an employee of the Department of Children & Families (DCF)
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: John J. Marsi (Republican), Ryan C. Fattman (Republican)
- 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: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran: mixed, low. The Department of Children and Families establishes a sick leave bank for Courtney Cochran. Employees in her office can donate sick, personal, or vacation days to this bank. Donated days can be used only for the illness or disability that led to the bank, as determined by the office. If she leaves…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-14: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-05-07: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Enacted (House)
- 2026-05-07: Emergency preamble adopted (Senate)
- 2026-05-07: Emergency preamble adopted (House)
- 2026-05-04: Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-05-04: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-03-19: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-03-19: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-03-19: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-03-16: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-03-12: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service (House)
- 2026-03-05: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-05-14: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5245.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5245.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5245-194 (as of 2026-11-01).