MA S13

Bill

MA S13

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for term renewal process

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Mr. Lewis (by request), a petition of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for term renewal process. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes a legislative amendment to the Constitution that would establish a term renewal process for judges and other selected appointed officials in Massachusetts. Under the proposed amendment, all appointments made by the Governor and confirmed by the Governor's Council would expire after 10 years, at which point the officials would need to be reappointed by the Governor and reconfirmed by the Governor's Council in order to continue serving. The goal is to ensure the ongoing quality and evolution of the legal system by providing for the regular review and potential renewal of these officials' terms.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Jason Lewis (D)*,

Last Action

Placed on file (on 05/01/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S13

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S13
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S13.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2656	Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H4089	Authorizing the City of Newton to Lease the John W. Weeks School for a Term of Years Not Exceeding Ninety-Nine Years and to Grant a Lease Extension to the Current Lessee of the Former John W. Weeks School without Undertaking a Procurement Process	Accompanied a new draft, see H4262	Similar To
H434	Enhancing the sewage disposal system inspection process	Accompanied a study order, see H4550	Similar To
H775	Streamlining the investigation process of discrimination complaints	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1609	Enhancing Department of Revenue reporting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1658	To improve tax administration processes in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S194	Resolve establishing a special commission on the Dover amendment	Accompanied a study order, see S2486	Similar To
S282	To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2428	Similar To
S54	Creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S7	Special senate committee to review and report on citizen engagement and participation in the legislative process	Adopted	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2656

Establishing a special commission to study the legislative process

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H4089

Authorizing the City of Newton to Lease the John W. Weeks School for a Term of Years Not Exceeding Ninety-Nine Years and to Grant a Lease Extension to the Current Lessee of the Former John W. Weeks School without Undertaking a Procurement Process

Accompanied a new draft, see H4262

Similar To

H434

Enhancing the sewage disposal system inspection process

Accompanied a study order, see H4550

Similar To

H775

Streamlining the investigation process of discrimination complaints

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1609

Enhancing Department of Revenue reporting

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

Similar To

S1658

To improve tax administration processes in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S194

Resolve establishing a special commission on the Dover amendment

Accompanied a study order, see S2486

Similar To

S282

To strengthen the evaluation process for proposed new charter schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2428

Similar To

S54

Creating a means for tracking the unmet need of individuals with developmental disabilities in the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

Special senate committee to review and report on citizen engagement and participation in the legislative process

Adopted

Similar To

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