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S1033 • 2025

An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace

An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace

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Sponsor
William N. Brownsberger
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace

An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace By Mr.
  • Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1033) of William N.
  • Brownsberger for legislation relative to advertising for justices of the peace.

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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. 2026-02-19 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Monday March 2, 2026

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 2025-10-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  6. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  7. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace
By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1033) of William N. Brownsberger for legislation relative to advertising for justices of the peace. The Judiciary.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Rules

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1033

Section 58 of chapter 207 of the 2022 official edition is hereby amended by inserting after the words “advertise his” the following:- “or her”;

And further, by inserting after the words “telephone number,” the following:- “email address,”;

And further, by striking the words “newspaper, magazine, telephone directory or other publication of general circulation” and replacing it with the following:- “printed or digital public media, such as a telephone directory, electronic or computer accessed justice of the peace directory, newspaper or other periodical, or through written, electronic, computer-accessed or similar types of communication, including websites, social media platforms, and digital video platforms”;

And further, by striking the following:- “, that if a justice of the peace uses a business card”.

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