H1803 • 2025

An Act to improve the election of certain court clerks

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Sponsor: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (By Request)
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act to improve the election of certain court clerks

An Act to improve the election of certain court clerks By Representative Jones of North Reading (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act to improve the election of certain court clerks By Representative Jones of North Reading (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1803) of John Walsh relative to the election of certain court clerks.
The Judiciary.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
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
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
2025-10-29 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to improve the election of certain court clerks
By Representative Jones of North Reading (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1803) of John Walsh relative to the election of certain court clerks. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1803

Chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking section 3 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

Section 3. There shall be a clerk for the supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk, a clerk for the appeals court for the county of Suffolk, and two clerks for the superior court of said county, one for civil and one for criminal business; and in each of the other counties a clerk of the courts who shall act as clerk of the supreme judicial court, of the superior court and of the county commissioners. The clerk for the supreme judicial court for the county of Suffolk, and the clerk for the appeals court for the county of Suffolk, shall be elected by all of the voters statewide. All of said officers shall hold office for six years beginning with the first Wednesday of January following their election and until their successors are qualified.

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