An Act providing for equity within the judicial branch
This bill adjusts salary percentages for various judicial clerks and officials across Massachusetts courts. It increases their salaries to 84.57% of the Chief Justice's salary (up from 81.57%) and updates specific salary figures for positions including clerks of the Supreme Judicial Court, Appeals Court, Superior Court, and other court departments. The changes apply to roles such as Probate Court registers, Housing Court clerks, and Land Court recorders, with all adjustments effective July 1, 2025. The bill modifies existing salary provisions in multiple sections of the General Laws without creating new programs or policies.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sal DiDomenico
DDemocratic
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