An Act providing for equity within the Judicial Branch
This bill adjusts the salaries of various clerks and registers within the Massachusetts Judicial Branch to ensure they are paid at a consistent rate relative to the Chief Justice. Specifically, it sets the pay for these administrative staff members at 84.57 percent of the Chief Justice's salary, overriding previous laws that established different pay scales. The legislation also updates specific dollar amounts in state statutes to reflect these new salary figures, with the changes taking effect on July 1, 2023.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Jul 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Aug 5, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
May 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Rush
DDemocratic
Co
Sal DiDomenico
DDemocratic
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