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MA H1780

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bradley Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Establishes a 14-member commission to identify the annual costs of providing court-appointed counsel for sex offender classification hearings

  • Commission membership includes chairs and minority-appointed members from the Joint Committees on Judiciary and Public Safety and Homeland Security, plus appointees from the Attorney General, Chief Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court, and Governor

  • Governor's two appointees must have experience in classification hearing procedures

  • Commission must submit a report with findings, draft legislation, and regulations within 12 months of enactment

  • Report is to be submitted to the Joint Committee on Transportation (note: this appears to be a drafting error given the bill's subject matter)

Legislative Description

Relative to identifying costs associated with legal counsel for classification hearings

Last Action

Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

10/20/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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