Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S991 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1220 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 991
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Anne M. Gobi
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Anne M. GobiWorcester and HampshireSteven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable2/1/2023Jacob R. OliveiraHampden, Hampshire and Worcester2/7/2023John J. CroninWorcester and Middlesex2/7/2023Brendan P. CrightonThird Essex3/6/2023 1 of 5
16	16	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1220 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 991
18	18	By Ms. Gobi, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 991) of Anne M. Gobi, Steven George
19	19	Xiarhos, Jacob R. Oliveira, John J. Cronin and others for legislation to furnish transcripts of
20	20	notes and fees. The Judiciary.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
25	25	_______________
26	26	An Act concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, the word “stenographer" and
31	31	3inserting in place thereof the word: “transcriber.”
32	32	4 SECTION 2. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
33	33	5Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 2, “his” and inserting in place thereof
34	34	6the words: “their notes or audio recording.”
35	35	7 SECTION 3. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
36	36	8Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 3, “he” and inserting in place thereof
37	37	9the word: “they.”
38	38	10 SECTION 4. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
39	39	11Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, “$3” and inserting in place thereof
40	40	12the following: “$5.” 2 of 5
41	41	13 SECTION 5. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
42	42	14Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, “$1” and inserting in place thereof
43	43	15the following: “$1.67.”
44	44	16 SECTION 6. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
45	45	17Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, "additional."
46	46	18 SECTION 7, Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
47	47	19Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 5, "at the same time."
48	48	20 SECTION 8. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
49	49	21Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 6, the word “stenographer" and
50	50	22inserting in place thereof the word: “transcriber.”
51	51	23 SECTION 9. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
52	52	24Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out, in line 7, “$5” and inserting in place thereof:
53	53	25“$8.35.”
54	54	26 SECTION 10. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
55	55	27Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 9, “open source” and inserting in
56	56	28place thereof the word: “open-source.”
57	57	29 SECTION 11. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
58	58	30Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 10, "Additional paper."
59	59	31 SECTION 12. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
60	60	32Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 11, “$.10” and inserting in place
61	61	33thereof: “$.20” 3 of 5
62	62	34 SECTION 13. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
63	63	35Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 12, “daily” and inserting in place
64	64	36thereof the following word: “rush.”
65	65	37 SECTION 14. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
66	66	38Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, “$4.50” and inserting in place
67	67	39thereof: “$7.50.”
68	68	40 SECTION 15. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
69	69	41Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, "copy"
70	70	42 SECTION 16. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
71	71	43Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, “$1.50” and inserting in place
72	72	44thereof: “$2.50.”
73	73	45 SECTION 17. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
74	74	46Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 14, the word "additional."
75	75	47 SECTION 18. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
76	76	48Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 15, the word "stenographer" and
77	77	49inserting in place thereof the word "transcriber.”
78	78	50 SECTION 19. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
79	79	51Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 16, “$5” and inserting in place
80	80	52thereof: “$8.35.”
81	81	53 SECTION 20. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
82	82	54Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 17 "additional paper copies " 4 of 5
83	83	55 SECTION 21. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
84	84	56Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding, in line 18, after "indigent person," and inserting
85	85	57"the rate shall be $7.50 for the original and $.20 per page for each copy."
86	86	58 SECTION 22. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
87	87	59Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 19, “$.10” and inserting in place
88	88	60thereof: “$.20.”
89	89	61 SECTION 23. Section 88 of chapter 221 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
90	90	62Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after paragraph one the following paragraph:
91	91	63 Section 88a. Beginning on the first day of July 2028, and on the first day of each fifth
92	92	64July thereafter, the rates and fees set forth in section 88 shall be increased to reflect changes in
93	93	65the Consumer Price Index as follows: The rates and fees set forth in section 88 shall be
94	94	66multiplied by a fraction, the denominator of which shall be the Consumer Price Index for March
95	95	671993 and the numerator of which shall be the Consumer Price Index for the March immediately
96	96	68preceding the applicable July 1. For the purposes of this section, the Consumer Price Index shall
97	97	69mean that table in the Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of
98	98	70Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, now known as: Consumer Price Index for All Urban
99	99	71Consumers (CPI-U): Indexes and percent changes for selected periods, Boston-Cambridge-
100	100	72Newton, Ma.-N.H. (1982-84=100 unless otherwise noted) (not seasonally adjusted). If this
101	101	73Consumer Price Index shall be discontinued, then the presiding justice of the administrative
102	102	74office of the trial court shall designate any successor Consumer Price Index of the United States
103	103	75Bureau of Labor Statistics, or any successor agency thereto for Boston-Cambridge-Newton,
104	104	76Massachusetts-New Hampshire. The (1) office of transcription services or (2) the presiding 5 of 5
105	105	77justice of the administrative office of the trial court shall issue directives to implement the
106	106	78purposes of this section.