MA H1796

Bill

Relative to reasonable compensation for equitable representation

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 the rates of compensation payable to counsel appointed or assigned to represent certain indigent persons. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 11 of Chapter 211D of the General Laws to increase the hourly rates of compensation paid to counsel appointed or assigned to represent indigent individuals. The bill sets new hourly rates for various types of cases, including $120 for homicide cases, $85 for superior court non-homicide cases, $65 for district court and children in need of services cases, $85 for children and family law and care and protection cases, and $65 for sex offender registry and mental health cases. The bill also requires the committee to periodically review these rates at public hearings at least once every 3 years.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (7)

Liz Miranda (D)*, Marcos Devers (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Chynah Tyler (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1796

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1796
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1796.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
H1735	Relative to indigent defense counsel	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2763	Relative to injured correctional officers	No further action taken	Similar To
H3171	Relative to CPCS reimbursement	Accompanied a study order, see H4910	Similar To
H4338	Relative to regular compensation for certain retirees and active retirement system members	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S105	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1155	Relative to COVID-19 and improving workers' benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	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
S1655	Establishing retirement parity for long term public defenders	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1664	Relative to survivor retirement benefits	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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
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
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
S2455	Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions	Accompanied a study order, see H5248	Similar To
S874	Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5266	Similar To
S915	Ensuring an open files policy	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S958	To protect the privacy of crime victims	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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

H1735

Relative to indigent defense counsel

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2763

Relative to injured correctional officers

No further action taken

Similar To

H3171

Relative to CPCS reimbursement

Accompanied a study order, see H4910

Similar To

H4338

Relative to regular compensation for certain retirees and active retirement system members

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 147 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S105

Relative to fair pay for comparable work

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

Similar To

S1155

Relative to COVID-19 and improving workers' benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

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

S1655

Establishing retirement parity for long term public defenders

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1664

Relative to survivor retirement benefits

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

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

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

S2455

Relative to 100% disabled veteran motor vehicle tax exemptions

Accompanied a study order, see H5248

Similar To

S874

Promoting housing stability and homelessness prevention in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5266

Similar To

S915

Ensuring an open files policy

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S958

To protect the privacy of crime victims

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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