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H1619 • 2025

An Act relative to Trial Court data collection

An Act relative to Trial Court data collection

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Sponsor
Tackey Chan
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to Trial Court data collection

An Act relative to Trial Court data collection By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to Trial Court data collection By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1619) of Tackey Chan and others relative to Trial Court age, gender and race data collection.
  • The Judiciary.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-09-03 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 1:00PM-5:00 PM in A-2 and virtual

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to Trial Court data collection
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1619) of Tackey Chan and others relative to Trial Court age, gender and race data collection. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1619

Section 9 of Chapter 211B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “(xxv) the responsibility to collect and maintain offense information, race, gender, and age data of persons before the court accused of a crime, and to provide such data publicly.”

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