MA H1453

Bill

MA H1453

Relative to service of civil process fees

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to service of civil process fees. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 262 of the General Laws to update the fees for service of civil process. Specifically, it increases the fees for service of an original summons, trustee process, subpoena, or scire facias to $30 per defendant, and the fee for service of an original summons and complaint for divorce or any other service required to be served in hand to $45 per defendant. The bill aims to adjust the fees for these legal services to reflect current costs.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (8)

Brian Ashe (D)*, Pat Duffy (D), Michael Finn (D), Jessica Giannino (D), Sally Kerans (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Robertson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1453

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1453
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1453.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2014	Requiring human service employers to develop and implement programs that prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see H5233	Similar To
H2666	Directing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Cheryl A. Bednarik	Accompanied a new draft, see H3853	Similar To
H2795	Relative to the civil service hiring of surviving dependents	No further action taken	Similar To
H3254	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	No further action taken	Similar To
H3429	To ensure benefits through enhanced Selective Service registration	Accompanied a new draft, see H4263	Similar To
H3864	Authorizing the town of Bourne to exempt the position of Chief of Police from civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 116 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4093	Exempting the position of apprentice lineman in the town of Norwood from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 202 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H5364	Relative to a commission to study the intentional misrepresentation of a service animal	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H5420	Similar Bills	Text of an amendment, see S2933	Similar To
S1161	Relative to employees of private railroads	Accompanied a study order, see S2682	Similar To
S1522	Regulating central service technicians	New draft substituted, see S2913	Similar To
S1609	Relative to inmate telephone call rates	Accompanied a study order, see S2911	Similar To
S1697	Authorizing Nikos Sofronas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1698	Authorizing Diana Grullon to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1751	Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1770	Relative to veterans creditable service	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1778	Relative to creditable service for Lisa Emma, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2140	To equitably support enhanced 911 service	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2411	Relative to reimbursement to armed service members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2425	Relative to retirement benefits for veterans	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2462	Relative to establishing the Massachusetts Medal of Fidelity	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2539	Authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2933	Regulating central service technicians	Read third and passed to be engrossed	Similar To
S503	To reduce plastic packaging waste	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S632	Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2014

Requiring human service employers to develop and implement programs that prevent workplace violence

Accompanied a study order, see H5233

Similar To

H2666

Directing the State Retirement Board to grant creditable service to Cheryl A. Bednarik

Accompanied a new draft, see H3853

Similar To

H2795

Relative to the civil service hiring of surviving dependents

No further action taken

Similar To

H3254

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

No further action taken

Similar To

H3429

To ensure benefits through enhanced Selective Service registration

Accompanied a new draft, see H4263

Similar To

H3864

Authorizing the town of Bourne to exempt the position of Chief of Police from civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 116 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4093

Exempting the position of apprentice lineman in the town of Norwood from the civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 202 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H5364

Relative to a commission to study the intentional misrepresentation of a service animal

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

Similar To

H5420

Similar Bills

Text of an amendment, see S2933

Similar To

S1161

Relative to employees of private railroads

Accompanied a study order, see S2682

Similar To

S1522

Regulating central service technicians

New draft substituted, see S2913

Similar To

S1609

Relative to inmate telephone call rates

Accompanied a study order, see S2911

Similar To

S1697

Authorizing Nikos Sofronas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1698

Authorizing Diana Grullon to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S1751

Granting a certain classification and early retirement creditable service to trial court chief probation officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1770

Relative to veterans creditable service

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1778

Relative to creditable service for Lisa Emma, a member of the Massachusetts Teachers' Retirement System

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

Similar To

S2140

To equitably support enhanced 911 service

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2411

Relative to reimbursement to armed service members

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

Similar To

S2425

Relative to retirement benefits for veterans

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

Similar To

S2462

Relative to establishing the Massachusetts Medal of Fidelity

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2539

Authorizing the county of Plymouth to issue pension obligation bonds or notes

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2933

Regulating central service technicians

Read third and passed to be engrossed

Similar To

S503

To reduce plastic packaging waste

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

Similar To

S632

Relative to medical loss ratio reporting for dental benefits corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

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