Update: The bill is still in the Labor and Workforce Development Committee. Check back here for more info soon.
Nonprofits are a vital part of keeping Massachusetts safe and supporting its residents. Due to the upheaval caused by COVID-19, nonprofits are struggling to pay the unemployment benefits to their furloughed staff. In response to the need, Representatives Paul McMurtry and Nika Elugardo filed HD5042 ‘An Act assisting non-profits to provide for COVID-19 unemployment benefits.’ This bill will make it possible for thousands of nonprofits in every region of the Commonwealth to financially survive the pandemic. When Massachusetts can safely reopen its economy, HD5042 will also help nonprofits re-employ staff and continue their work to deliver public goods and services.
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An Act Assisting Non-Profits To Provide for COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits Lead Sponsors Representative Paul McMurtry & Representative Nika C. Elugardo 40 Co-sponosors as of April 29, 9:30 am Also available on Malegilsature.gov here |
| Rep. Marcos Devers (D-Lawrence) |
| Rep. Carlos Gonzalez (D-Springfield) |
| Rep. Ruth Balser (D-Newton) |
| Sen. Paul Feeney (D-Foxboro) |
| Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa (D-Northampton) |
| Rep. Patrick Kearney (D-Scituate) |
| Sen. Ed Kennedy (D-Lowell) |
| Rep. Mary Keefe (D-Worcester) |
| Rep. James Hawkins (D-Attleboro) |
| Rep. Kay Khan (D-Newton) |
| Rep. Kathy LaNatra (D-Kingston) |
| Rep. Tami Gouveia (D-Acton) |
| Sen. Patrick O'Connor (D-Weymouth) |
| Rep. Denise Provost (D-Somerville) |
| Rep. Christina Minicucci (D-North Andover) |
| Rep. Linda Campbell (D-Methuen) |
| Rep. Alice Peisch (D-Wellesley) |
| Sen. James Eldridge (D-Acton) |
| Rep. David Robertson (D-Tewksbury) |
| Rep. Adrian Madaro (D-East Boston) |
| Rep. Bud Williams (D-Springfield) |
| Sen. Brendan Crighton (D-Lynn) |
| Rep. Natalie Blais (D-Sunderland) |
| Rep. James Murphy (D-Weymouth) |
| Rep. Tackey Chan (D-Quincy) |
| Rep. Mike Connolly (D-Cambridge) |
| Rep. Stephan Hay (D-Fitchburg) |
| Rep. Aaron Vega (D-Holyoke) |
| Rep. Elizabeth Malia (D-Jamaica Plain) |
| Rep. Dan Cahill (D-Lynn) |
| Rep. Kevin Honan (D-Brighton) |
| Rep. David Rogers (D-Cambridge) |
| Rep. John Barrett (D-North Adams) |
| Rep. Mindy Domb (D-Amherst) |
| Rep. Brian Murray (D-Milford) |
| Rep. Peter Capano (D-Lynn) |
| Rep. Tram Nguyen (D-Andover) |
| Rep. Thomas Stanley (D-Waltham) |
| Rep. Jeffrey Roy (D-Franklin) |
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Rep. Michelle Ciccolo (D-Lexington) |
