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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 1651: An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 1651 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act requiring the relocation of the Cambridge District Court. Primary sponsor: Marjorie Decker (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 9, 2026): Accompanied a new draft, see H5057.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1651) of Marjorie C. Decker, Mike Connolly and Patricia D. Jehlen that the executive office of the Trial Court relocate the Cambridge district court from the city of Medford to the city of Cambridge. The Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Marjorie DeckerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse25th Middlesex
Mike ConnollyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse26th Middlesex
Pat JehlenCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Middlesex
Estela ReyesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse4th Essex

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a new draft, see H5057
  2. Hearing rescheduled to 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  3. Hearing rescheduled to 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  4. Hearing scheduled for 11/04/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  5. Senate concurred
  6. Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source