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H2059 • 2025

An Act relative to eliminating cashless bail

An Act relative to eliminating cashless bail

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Sponsor
Steven George Xiarhos
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 eliminating cashless bail

An Act relative to eliminating cashless bail By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to eliminating cashless bail By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2059) of Steven George Xiarhos and Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to cashless bail.
  • 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. 2025-10-20 Joint

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

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to eliminating cashless bail
By Representative Xiarhos of Barnstable, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2059) of Steven George Xiarhos and Joseph D. McKenna relative to cashless bail. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.2059

SECTION ONE. Chapter 262 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by Section 157 of Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024, is hereby amended by striking out Section 24 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

Section 24. (a) The maximum fee to be charged by a person authorized to take bail or release on personal recognizance in the case of a person arrested for any misdemeanor or felony shall be $80.

(b) No person authorized to take bail shall delegate: (i) the setting or taking of bail; or (ii) the setting or taking of release on personal recognizance to any other person. Fee-splitting arrangements shall be prohibited.

(c) A person authorized to take bail shall receive the fee under subsection (a) after determining the terms of release and the prisoner ultimately recognizes out-of-court.

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