MA S1040

Bill

MA S1040

Establishing a commission to study judicial accountability in the Commonwealth

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a commission to study judicial accountability in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to study the nomination, selection, appointment, and oversight of judges in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The commission will develop recommendations to improve judicial accountability, including reappointment standards. The commission will consist of members appointed by the governor, legislative leaders, and various legal and civic organizations. The commission is required to submit its first report of recommendations by December 1, 2021.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Anne Gobi (D)*, Susannah Whipps (I), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1040

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1040
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1040.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1271	Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H1843	Establishing a commission to study judicial accountability in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2727	To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3725	Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4016	Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth	Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4313	Relative to the membership of the Historic District Commission of the town of Sudbury	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H609	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide	No further action taken	Similar To
S16	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission	Placed on file, in concurrence	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2113	Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2497	To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover	New Draft substituted, see S2561	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S82	Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness	Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1271

Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H1843

Establishing a commission to study judicial accountability in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2727

To study the modernization of retirement systems for future state employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3725

Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4016

Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth

Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4017

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4313

Relative to the membership of the Historic District Commission of the town of Sudbury

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 72 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H609

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to child suicide

No further action taken

Similar To

S16

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission

Placed on file, in concurrence

Similar To

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2113

Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2497

To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover

New Draft substituted, see S2561

Similar To

S2665

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S428

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S82

Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness

Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Similar To

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