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H68 • 2025

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges

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Sponsor
Paul McMurtry
Last action
2025-10-14
Official status
Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-2
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No.
  • 68) of Paul McMurtry for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges.
  • The Judiciary.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-10-14 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-2

  2. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Proposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Placed on file, in concurrence

  4. 2025-04-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-03-03 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-03-03 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by proposal for constitutional amendment, House, No. 68) of Paul McMurtry for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to changing the mandatory age of retirement for judges. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.68

Article I of Chapter III of Part the Second of the Constitution of the Commonwealth is hereby amended by striking out the word “seventy” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 75.

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