# Massachusetts S 2908: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, an employee of the trial court

Massachusetts S 2908, An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, an employee of the trial court, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-07 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2026); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2908
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, an employee of the trial court
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-12-22
- Last action: 2026-07-07, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, The Judiciary, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (5 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Sick leave bank for Shannon Manning: mixed, low. The Trial Court establishes a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, a Milford District Court employee. Any employee in the Trial Court Department may donate one or more sick, personal, or vacation days to her bank. Donated days can only be used for absences tied to the illness or disability that led…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-23 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2026-07-07: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-06-29: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-06-29: Enacted (House)
- 2026-06-25: Emergency preamble adopted (Senate)
- 2026-06-24: Emergency preamble adopted (House)
- 2026-06-22: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2026-06-11: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-06-11: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-06-11: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-06-10: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-06-08: Read third (title changed), amended and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: Taken out of the Orders of the Day (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-27: Bill reported favorably by committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: House concurred (House)
- 2026-01-07: Referred to the committee on The Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-01-07: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-12-22: Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-07-07: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2908.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Chapter 123 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2908.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2908-194 (as of 2026-11-01).