MA S1393

Bill

Relative to parity for geographically isolated sheriff departments

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to parity for geographically isolated sheriff departments. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 37 of the General Laws to establish parity in the salaries of sheriffs across Massachusetts counties. It sets the annual salary for sheriffs in Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, Dukes, Nantucket, Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, and Worcester counties at $151,709. The bill also outlines that sheriffs who act as or have a deputy act as the superintendent or keeper of a jail or house of correction are entitled to rent, heat, light, subsistence, and other maintenance as determined by the county personnel board.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Julian Cyr (D), Dylan Fernandes (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2565 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1393

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1393
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1393.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1499	To adequately compensate career prosecutors	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2073	To ensure pay parity for county sheriffs' correction officers and jail officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3431	Authorizing sheriffs to impose fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3441	Regarding pay parity for Correction Officers of the fourteen county Sheriffs' Offices	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
S1432	Relative to sheriffs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1878	To ensure gender parity on public boards and commissions	Accompanied a new draft, see H4153	Similar To
S2565	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public safety matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S656	Relative to transparency for mental health parity	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To

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