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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 696 FILED ON: 1/11/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1891
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas W. Moakley and Julian Cyr
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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 providing for a study on the trial court department.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas W. MoakleyBarnstable, Dukes and Nantucket1/11/2025Julian CyrCape and Islands1/13/2025David T. Vieira3rd Barnstable3/5/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/6/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 696 FILED ON: 1/11/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1891
By Representative Moakley of Falmouth and Senator Cyr, a joint petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1891) of Thomas W. Moakley, Julian Cyr and others that the Executive Office of the
Trial Court be authorized to conduct a study on all courts located in Barnstable county,
Nantucket county and the county of Dukes County. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act providing for a study on the trial court department.
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 1. The executive office of the trial court shall conduct a study on all of the
2courts located in Barnstable county, Nantucket county and the county of Dukes County, which
3shall include: (i) in consultation with the division of capital asset management and maintenance,
4the status of all buildings, including general upkeep and their compliance with the federal
5Americans with Disabilities Act and the Massachusetts victims’ bill of rights, established
6pursuant to section 3 of chapter 258B of the General Laws; and (ii) staffing levels of all
7departments, including clerks offices, facilities, court officers, interpreter services, support staff
8and judges, taking into consideration caseloads in comparison to courts located elsewhere in the
9commonwealth.
10 SECTION 2. Not later than 1 year following the passage of this act, the executive office
11of the trial court shall submit a report to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate 2 of 2
12and the joint committee on the judiciary, with the results of the study conducted pursuant to
13section 1 together with recommendations for any necessary changes.