Massachusetts bills · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)
Massachusetts H 1780
An Act relative to identifying costs associated with legal counsel for classification hearings
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican)
Cosponsors (3)
- Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican)
- Paul K. Frost (Republican)
- Todd M. Smola (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Massachusetts legislature· summary
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1780) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to identify the annual costs of providing court-appointed counsel for sex offender classification hearings. The Judiciary.
Text versions
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 26, 2026 · House
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27) - Oct 20, 2025 · Legislature
Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 - Jun 11, 2025 · Legislature
Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurred - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary