HB498:

H-2B employer-provided housing; registry.

Bill Summary:

Department of Health; H-2B employer-provided
housing; registry. Requires every H-2B employer, as defined in
the bill, to report to the Commissioner of Health the physical address
of every unit of employer-provided housing, also defined in the bill,
provided to an H-2B employee, together with the number of H-2B employees
residing at each such housing unit and the number of beds at each
such housing unit. The bill requires the Department of Health to
establish, maintain, and make available on a website a registry
of H-2B employer-provided housing in the Commonwealth that includes
the information H-2B employers are required by the bill to report.