SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2168        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1830

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Julian Cyr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying resolve:

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the one-day solemnizer rule.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2168        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1830

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the one-day solemnizer rule.

Resolved, That a special commission is hereby established for the purposes of making an investigation and study relative to the effects of Massachusetts’s one-day solemnizer rule on those citizens of the commonwealth who have been designated as, or solemnized by, either a justice of the peace or a one-day solemnizer. The commission shall further examine the code of ethics collaboration between justices of the piece and solemnizers The commission shall consist of: the secretary of state or a designee, who shall serve as chair; 1 member of the senate, whom shall be appointed by the senate president; 1 member of the house, whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house; and 2 persons appointed by the governor, 1 of whom who has participated as a one-day solemnizer, and 1 of whom shall be a representative of the Justice of the Peace Association.

All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days after the effective date of this resolve. The chairpersons shall meet with the commission not later than 60 days after the effective date of this resolve.

Members shall not receive compensation for their services but may receive reimbursement for the reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out their responsibilities as members of the commission.

Not later than October 15, 2019, the commission shall report to the general court the result of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry its recommendations into effect by filing the same with the clerk of the house of representatives.