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H2857 • 2025

An Act relative to court officers injured in service of the state

An Act relative to court officers injured in service of the state

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Sponsor
Richard M. Haggerty
Last action
2026-03-30
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to court officers injured in service of the state

An Act relative to court officers injured in service of the state By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to court officers injured in service of the state By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2857) of Richard M.
  • Haggerty relative to court officers injured in service of the Commonwealth.
  • Public Service.

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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. 2026-03-30 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5312 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-05-28 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/02/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Service

  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 court officers injured in service of the state
By Representative Haggerty of Woburn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2857) of Richard M. Haggerty relative to court officers injured in service of the Commonwealth. Public Service.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2857

SECTION 1. The fourth paragraph of section 58 of chapter 30 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- All amounts payable under this section to a court officer shall be paid at the same times and in the same manner as, and for all purposes shall be deemed to be, the regular compensation of such court officer.

SECTION 2. Said section 58 of said chapter 30, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph:-

Whoever intentionally or negligently injures a court officer for which the court officer is granted a leave without a loss of pay and is paid compensation in accordance with this section shall be liable in tort to the office paying such compensation for all costs incurred by that office in replacing the injured court officer which are in excess of the amount of compensation so paid.

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