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

SD 1575: An Act concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees

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

SD 1575 is a proposed bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees. Primary sponsor: Joan Lovely (Democratic). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): House concurred.

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Official summary

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

By Ms. Lovely, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1168) of Joan B. Lovely, Peter J. Durant, Todd M. Smola, David T. Vieira and other members of the General Court for legislation to set rates for transcripts of notes and fees taken at a trial or hearing by a transcriber. The Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan LovelyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateSecond Essex
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Peter DurantCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateWorcester and Hampshire
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Todd SmolaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse1st Hampden
Dave VieiraCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3rd Barnstable
Steve XiarhosCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5th Barnstable

“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. House concurred
  2. Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

Sources

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