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HD 5164

An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay

194th Legislature (2025-2026) Introduced by Shirley Arriaga

The bill creates a dedicated sick leave bank funded by voluntary donor leave for Amy Tanguay, usable only for her illness or disability.

Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on The Judiciary
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Bill Summary · HD 5164

Summary: Bill HD 5164 — An Act establishing a sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay

Overview

HD 5164 proposes an emergency measure to create a dedicated sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay, an employee of the Massachusetts Trial Court. The act would take effect immediately as an emergency law. The bill is sponsored by Representative Shirley B. Arriaga and has been referred through the House to the Judiciary Committee, following an initial referral to House Rules.

Purpose and intent

  • Provide a mechanism to support Amy Tanguay during illness or disability by creating a pooled reserve of leave.
  • Conserve the continuity of the Trial Court’s operations by ensuring a designated employee can maintain attendance during medical hardship.

Key provisions

  • The Trial Court shall establish a sick leave bank for Amy Tanguay.
  • Any Trial Court employee may voluntarily contribute one or more sick, personal, or vacation days to the bank for Amy Tanguay’s use.
  • If Amy Tanguay terminates employment or requests dissolution of the bank, any remaining days in the bank are transferred to the Trial Court’s paid leave bank.
  • Bank days may only be used for absences related to the illness or disability that justified the bank’s creation, as determined by the Trial Court.
  • The act expressly overrides existing laws to enable the immediate creation of the bank (emergency law provision).

Administration and use

  • Administration: The Trial Court is responsible for establishing and overseeing the sick leave bank.
  • Eligibility and usage: Amy Tanguay is the sole recipient; the court determines illness/disability-related eligibility for bank use.
  • Contributions: Open to all Trial Court employees on a voluntary basis; contributions are in the form of accrued leave days (sick, personal, or vacation).

Affected entities and beneficiaries

  • Primary beneficiary: Amy Tanguay (Trial Court employee).
  • Contributing participants: All Trial Court employees who choose to donate leave.
  • Administrative entity: Massachusetts Trial Court (for establishment, management, and dissolution decisions).

Timeline and status

  • Introduced: September 29, 2025.
  • Filed: September 22, 2025.
  • Legislative actions: Reported and referred to Joint Rules, with rules suspended and referred to The Judiciary on October 22, 2025; initial House Rules referral occurred on September 29, 2025.
  • Status: Proposed bill with emergency designation.

Notable implications

  • Immediate effect upon enactment due to emergency clause.
  • It reallocates leave and creates a dedicated pool for a single employee, limiting use to illness/disability-related absences.
  • Any remaining banked days revert to the Trial Court’s paid leave bank if dissolution occurs.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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