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H1735 • 2025

An Act increasing witness fees

An Act increasing witness fees

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Sponsor
Kenneth I. Gordon
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 increasing witness fees

An Act increasing witness fees By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act increasing witness fees By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1735) of Kenneth I.
  • Gordon relative to witness fees.
  • 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. 2025-11-04 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-11-04 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  4. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  5. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  7. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act increasing witness fees
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1735) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to witness fees. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1735

SECTION I. Section 29 of Chapter 262 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, the words “six dollars” and inserting in place thereof the words “sixty dollars” and by striking out, in line 10, the words “ten cents;” and inserting in place thereof the words “seventy cents;”

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