MassachusettsBill would delete chief probation officers from labor law text
The bill would remove named references to chief and acting chief probation officers from a Massachusetts labor law provision covering courts and regions.
What it does
The bill would delete the labor law provision’s references to chief and acting chief probation officers in courts or regions, including trial court divisions and departments.
Argument forRemoving these job titles could reduce special treatment in this section, though the text does not show what practical effect that would have.
Argument againstRemoving these job titles from the provision could make it less clear how the labor law applies to chief probation officers.
More detail
The bill would delete named references to chief and acting chief probation officers from a labor law provision. The deleted wording names officers of any court or region, including divisions or departments of the trial court.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 1Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce DevelopmentLatest
- Oct 1Rules suspended
- Apr 30Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrentlyIntroduced
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