MA S911

Bill

MA S911

To eliminate the public counsel fee

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 eliminate the public counsel fee. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to eliminate the public counsel fee in Massachusetts. Specifically, it amends the state's General Laws to gradually reduce the public counsel fee from $150 to $50 over a three-year period, and ultimately eliminates the fee entirely, ensuring that no indigent person is assessed a counsel fee. This change aims to improve access to legal representation for low-income individuals in the state's judicial system.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Mike Barrett (D)*, Jamie Eldridge (D), Becca Rausch (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S911

(19 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S911
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S911.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1359	Relative to late fees for no interest student loans	Accompanied a study order, see H5174	Similar To
H2485	Relative to elevator inspection fees	No further action taken	Similar To
H2739	Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services	No further action taken	Similar To
H3120	Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs	No further action taken	Similar To
H3121	Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies	No further action taken	Similar To
H3171	Relative to CPCS reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	Similar To
H4010	Relative to parking fees on department of conservation and recreation roads	Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4051	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to parking fees on Department of Conservation and Recreation roads (see House, No. 4010). August 3, 2021	See H4010	Similar To
S1614	Relative to equitable firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S1617	Relative to elevator certification fees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1745	Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2039	Relative to justice of the peace fees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2051	Reducing the costs for small businesses	Accompanied H3121	Similar To
S2349	To protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2529	Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline	No further action taken	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
S417	Relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees	Accompanied H746	Similar To
S877	Requiring the disclosure of services covered by condominium fees and property taxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S881	Relative to full disclosure of fees	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1359

Relative to late fees for no interest student loans

Accompanied a study order, see H5174

Similar To

H2485

Relative to elevator inspection fees

No further action taken

Similar To

H2739

Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the Committee for Public Counsel Services

No further action taken

Similar To

H3120

Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs

No further action taken

Similar To

H3121

Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies

No further action taken

Similar To

H3171

Relative to CPCS reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see H4910

Similar To

H4010

Relative to parking fees on department of conservation and recreation roads

Chapter 70 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4051

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to parking fees on Department of Conservation and Recreation roads (see House, No. 4010). August 3, 2021

See H4010

Similar To

S1614

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S1617

Relative to elevator certification fees

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

Similar To

S1745

Relative to the collective bargaining rights for employees of the committee for public counsel services

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

Similar To

S2039

Relative to justice of the peace fees

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

Similar To

S2051

Reducing the costs for small businesses

Accompanied H3121

Similar To

S2349

To protect motorists from excessive EZ-Pass fees and fines

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

Similar To

S2529

Authorizing the expenditure of $500,000 from town of Brookline Marijuana Mitigation Stabilization Fund for purpose of advancing racial equity in the town of Brookline

No further action taken

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

S417

Relative to disclosing continuing care retirement community entrance fees

Accompanied H746

Similar To

S877

Requiring the disclosure of services covered by condominium fees and property taxes

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

S881

Relative to full disclosure of fees

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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