Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Cordell Cleare and 12 co-sponsors

Deletes Section 103, 226(h) of Chapter 224 (2012) to clarify mandatory overtime protections, affecting MA employers, employees and agencies enforcing overtime rules.

COMMITTED TO RULES

Summary — S.1289 (2025): "An Act clarifying mandatory overtime protections"

Note on document inconsistencies
- The header information supplied includes a different title ("Establishes the office of gun violence prevention and the gun violence advisory council") and a long list of federal-style cosponsors that do not match the filed Massachusetts Senate bill. This summary is based on the actual bill text and petition filed in the Massachusetts Senate (Senate No. 1289, presented by Sen. Nick Collins) which is titled and framed as “An Act clarifying mandatory overtime protections.”

Overview / Purpose

S.1289 is a narrow technical amendment to prior Massachusetts legislation (Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012). The bill’s stated purpose is to “clarify mandatory overtime protections.” It accomplishes this by deleting a specific subsection—subsection (h) within subsection 226 of SECTION 103—of Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012.

Effect / Who would be affected

Primary stakeholders: Massachusetts employers and employees whose rights, duties, or exemptions under the state overtime or related workplace protections are governed or referenced by SECTION 103, subsection 226 of Chapter 224 (2012).

Secondary: State agencies, municipal employers, labor counsel and courts that interpret or enforce the affected statutory provisions.

Because the bill deletes one subsection from an earlier act, its practical effect depends on what subsection (h) currently provides in the 2012 act. Deleting that subsection could remove, alter, or resolve ambiguity about a particular exception, definition, or procedural rule related to mandatory overtime protections. The bill text itself does not state the substantive content of subsection (h), so the precise legal impact requires consulting the 2012 act’s existing text.

Legislative history & timeline (selected)

Filed/Presented: 1/17/2025 (Senate Docket No. 1966); introduced to the Senate and presented by Sen. Nick Collins.

Committee referral: Referred to the Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (also recorded as referred to Codes in early entries).

Actions: Advanced to third reading (3/12/2025); House concurred (2/27/2025); multiple calendar reports in March 2025.

Status: COMMITTED TO RULES (6/13/2025).

Hearings: Scheduling entries show hearings set/rescheduled for 10/08/2025 (details vary in docket).

Notes and recommended next steps for readers

To determine the concrete legal effects, read SECTION 103, subsection 226(h) in Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012 as currently enacted — the deleted language is the only substantive change proposed.

Monitor the Committee on Rules and upcoming hearings (noted for October 2025) for amendments, testimony, or fiscal notes that may explain legislative intent.

Employers and employee representatives should consult counsel or the state labor department for guidance on interim compliance if subsection (h) presently affects operational policies or overtime calculations.

If you want, I can locate and summarize the current text of SECTION 103, subsection 226(h) from Chapter 224 of the Acts of 2012 to show precisely what would be removed and the likely legal consequences.

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