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An Act relative to judicial compensation

An Act relative to judicial compensation

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Sponsor
Daniel J. Ryan
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 relative to judicial compensation

An Act relative to judicial compensation By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to judicial compensation By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1972) of Daniel J.
  • Ryan relative to judicial compensation.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • 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 relative to judicial compensation
By Representative Ryan of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1972) of Daniel J. Ryan relative to judicial compensation. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1972

SECTION 1. Section 22 of chapter 211 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: -

Such compensation shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing the first day in July of the year 2025, and every year thereafter

SECTION 2. Section 2 of Chapter 211A of the General Laws by adding at the end thereof the following: -

Such compensation shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing the first day in July of the year 2025, and every year thereafter

SECTION 3. Section 4 of Chapter 211B of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the following: -

Such compensation shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing the first day in July of the year 2025, and every year thereafter

SECTION 4. Chapter 32 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 65J the following section: -

Section 65k. All justices of the supreme judicial court, appeals court and the several departments of the trial court, who have reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 under the Massachusetts Constitution, Part II, c.3 article 1, as amended by the Article 98 of the Amendments, shall be entitled to an adjustment to their annual pension; and said pension shall be increased at the same rate of increase, if any, as the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Workers for the Northeast Region commencing on July 1, 2025, and every year thereafter.

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