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H5057 • 2025

An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court

An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court

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Sponsor
Judiciary (J)
Last action
2026-02-09
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court

An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-09 House

    Reported from the committee on The Judiciary

  2. 2026-02-09 House

    New draft of H1651

  3. 2026-02-09 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.5057

SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the court administrator of the executive office of the trial court shall, not later than December 31, 2026, relocate the Cambridge district court, also known as the third district court of eastern Middlesex, from the city of Medford to the city of Cambridge.

SECTION 2. Within 90 days of the effective date of this act, the executive office of the trial court shall file a report with the clerks of the house of representatives and senate and the chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary outlining the timeline for the relocation of the Cambridge district court.

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