MA H1903

Bill

Relative to the composition of the Victim and Witness Assistance Board

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/28/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the composition of the Victim and Witness Assistance Board. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 4 of Chapter 258B of Massachusetts law to change the composition of the Victim and Witness Assistance Board. The board will now consist of seven members: the Attorney General or their designee as chair, two district attorneys appointed by the Governor, and four members of the public, of whom three must be victims, including at least one representing an "underserved community." The public members will be appointed by the Governor from a list of eligible nominees provided by the executive director. The bill also specifies that "underserved community" includes communities disproportionately impacted by high rates of violence and crime, and populations underserved due to racial and ethnic identity. Additionally, the bill changes the number of board members required for a quorum from four to six.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Chynah Tyler (D)*, Nika Elugardo (D), Sean Garballey (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), David Linsky (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Paul Schmid (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1903

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1903
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1903.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1340	Relative to intercollegiate compensation and rights	Accompanied a new draft, see H4696	Similar To
H1619	Amending the victim of violent crime compensation law	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2643	Relative to the SMART Plan	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2763	Relative to injured correctional officers	No further action taken	Similar To
H3143	Relative to the 401(k) CORE program	Accompanied H35	Similar To
S1050	Relative to the composition of the victim and witness assistance board	Accompanied H1903	Similar To
S1180	Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1191	Relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes	Accompanied a new draft, see S2817	Similar To
S1719	To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018	Accompanied H2732	Similar To
S1777	Relative to compensation for Captains in the Environmental Police	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1907	Relative to excessive executive compensation	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To

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