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S1039 • 2025

An Act relative to due process

An Act relative to due process

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Sponsor
Nick Collins
Last action
2026-07-01
Official status
Referred to Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to due process

An Act relative to due process By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to due process By Mr.
  • Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1039) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to due process.
  • The Judiciary.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-07-01 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026

  2. 2026-03-30 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Tuesday June 30, 2026

  3. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday April 2, 2026

  4. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Monday March 2, 2026

  5. 2025-10-20 Joint

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

  6. 2025-09-02 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-2 and virtual

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  8. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to due process
By Mr. Collins, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1039) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to due process. The Judiciary.
Status:
Referred to Joint Committee on the Judiciary

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Bill S.1039

Chapter 6E of the General Laws is amended by adding the following sentence after the second sentence in sec.10(f):

“For all decisions of the Commission resulting in suspensions in excess of 2 weeks or decertification, the CH.30A appeal shall include a de novo review.”

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