# Massachusetts H 5528: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Edward Gillen

Massachusetts H 5528, An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Edward Gillen, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Michael F. Rush (Democratic), Paul McMurtry (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-09-10 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 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 5528
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Edward Gillen
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-06-17
- Last action: 2026-09-10, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsors: Michael F. Rush (Democratic), Paul McMurtry (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: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sick leave bank for Edward Gillen: mixed, low. The law creates a sick leave bank in the MassDOT Highway Division for Edward Gillen. Co‑workers may voluntarily donate sick, personal, or vacation days to his bank. Donating reduces the donor’s own leave; donors do not get paid for donations. He can use donated days only for the illness or disabili…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michael F. Rush (Democratic), Senate
- Sponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House

## Actions (16)

- 2026-09-10: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-09-03: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-09-03: Enacted (House)
- 2026-09-03: Emergency preamble adopted (Senate)
- 2026-09-03: Emergency preamble adopted (House)
- 2026-08-31: Read third and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-08-31: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-07-23: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-07-20: Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-07-09: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-07-09: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-07-09: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-07-08: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-06-23: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2026-06-18: Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Public Service (House)
- 2026-06-17: Referred to the committee on House Rules (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-09-10: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5528.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- 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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5528.pdf)

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- [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
- [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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5528-194 (as of 2026-11-01).