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Massachusetts House Bill 2155 Permits Small Businesses with 25 or Fewer Employees to Self-Certify Family or Medical Leave Benefits

Original title: An Act providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses

Last action · December 22, 2025: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and MeansSponsor: Alice Peisch

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What This Bill Would Do

Small businesses with twenty-five or fewer employees are permitted to submit private family and medical leave plans directly to the department and are exempt from specific statutory requirements.

Why it matters

Changes the regulatory compliance process for employers with 25 or fewer workers by allowing direct submissions and exempting them from certain subsections of the state general laws.

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Employers with not more than twenty-five employees

Small businesses are permitted to submit private plans directly to the department and receive exemptions from specific statutory requirements.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which businesses are eligible to submit private plans directly under this bill?

Employers with not more than twenty-five employees are eligible.

Are small businesses completely exempt from all private plan requirements under chapter 175M?

No, they must still meet the requirements of subsection (a)(1) of Section 11, though they are exempt from specific requirements in subsections (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(iii).

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Where This Stands

Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Procedural history

5 actions

Dec 22, 2025HouseCommittee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Oct 14, 2025House
Reporting date extended to Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Jul 9, 2025Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
Feb 27, 2025Senate
Senate concurred
Feb 27, 2025HouseCommittee
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

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Connected Entities

Alice Peisch, House Ways and Means

PersonAlice Peisch“Representative who filed House Bill No. 2155”Map →

OrganizationHouse Ways and Means“Committee to which the bill was referred”Map →

Sources

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malegislature.gov

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