HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5060

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, February 9, 2026.

 The committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1890) of Thomas W. Moakley and Julian Cyr relative to court staffing at the Edgartown and Nantucket district courts, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 5060) ought to pass.

For the committee,

MICHAEL S. DAY.

        FILED ON: 2/1/2026

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5060

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 relative to equitable court staffing.

 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. Section 10 of chapter 218 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2024 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the clause “district court of northern Berkshire”, in line 14, the following words:- district court of Edgartown

 SECTION 2. Said section 10 of said chapter 218 is hereby further amended by inserting after the clause “district court of western Hampden” in line 19, the following words:- district court of Nantucket.