HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 696        FILED ON: 1/11/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1891

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Thomas W. Moakley and 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 bill:

An Act providing for a study on the trial court department.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Thomas W. Moakley

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/11/2025

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

1/13/2025

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

3/5/2025

Steven George Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

3/6/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 696        FILED ON: 1/11/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1891

By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1891) of Thomas W. Moakley, Julian Cyr and others that the Executive Office of the Trial Court be authorized to conduct a study on all courts located in Barnstable county, Nantucket county and the county of Dukes County.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act providing for a study on the trial court department.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. The executive office of the trial court shall conduct a study on all of the courts located in Barnstable county, Nantucket county and the county of Dukes County, which shall include: (i) in consultation with the division of capital asset management and maintenance, the status of all buildings, including general upkeep and their compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and the Massachusetts victims’ bill of rights, established pursuant to section 3 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; and (ii) staffing levels of all departments, including clerks offices, facilities, court officers, interpreter services, support staff and judges, taking into consideration caseloads in comparison to courts located elsewhere in the commonwealth.

SECTION 2. Not later than 1 year following the passage of this act, the executive office of the trial court shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on the judiciary, with the results of the study conducted pursuant to section 1 together with recommendations for any necessary changes.