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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3066 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3592
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Judith A. Garcia
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the availability of court interpreters.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Judith A. Garcia11th Suffolk1/20/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex3/17/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk3/21/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3066 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3592
By Representative Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3592) of
Judith A. Garcia, James C. Arena-DeRosa and Samantha Montaño relative to the availability of
court interpreters. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the availability of court interpreters.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 2 of chapter 221C, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended
2by adding the following paragraph:-
3 If a qualified interpreter or a certified interpreter is not reasonably available leading to a
4delay in a legal proceeding, a non-English speaker may provide to the court an interpreter to
5assist them throughout the legal proceeding. An interpreter who is provided by the non-English
6speaker pursuant to this paragraph shall be approved by the judge and shall be subject to the
7provisions of sections 4 and 5.