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S 1033

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2024-2025 Regular Session Introduced by Linda Greenstein and 2 co-sponsors

The bill updates Massachusetts rules for advertising justices of the peace to allow neutral language, include email contact, and broaden allowed channels to digital media.

Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
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Bill Summary · S 1033

Summary — S.1033: "An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace"

Note on document mix: The materials provided include text from multiple, different bills that share the identifier "S 1033" in different jurisdictions (Massachusetts and Idaho) and also a separately captioned “SAFE Bet Act.” The primary title you asked for — "An Act relative to advertising for justices of the peace" — corresponds to a Massachusetts Senate docket entry. Below is a focused summary of the Massachusetts bill, followed by brief notes on the other included texts.

Overview (Massachusetts)

Purpose: Modernize and clarify the statutory rules governing how justices of the peace may advertise their services by (1) making gendered language neutral, (2) explicitly allowing an email address to be advertised, and (3) expanding permitted advertising channels to include a broad range of printed and digital media (including websites, social media, digital video platforms, and electronic directories).

Sponsor/Petitioners: Senator William N. Brownsberger; petition also lists Representative Vanna Howard.

Committee: Referred to the Judiciary Committee.

Key provisions (Massachusetts amendment to section 58 of chapter 207)

  • Replace gendered phrase “advertise his” with gender-neutral “or her” (effectively allowing non-gendered phrasing).
  • Add “email address” after “telephone number,” explicitly permitting an advertised email contact for a justice of the peace.
  • Replace older list (“newspaper, magazine, telephone directory or other publication of general circulation”) with a broader definition: “printed or digital public media,” including:
    • telephone directories;
    • electronic/computer-accessed justice of the peace directories;
    • newspapers and other periodicals;
    • written, electronic, computer-accessed or similar communications such as websites, social media platforms, and digital video platforms.
  • Strike a clause referencing business cards (the bill removes the phrase “, that if a justice of the peace uses a business card”), simplifying the statutory text around permissible forms of advertising.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Justices of the peace in Massachusetts — the bill updates how they may publish contact and service information.
  • Secondary: Members of the public seeking justice of the peace services (easier to find contact info via digital channels) and entities that host directories or advertise legal services (websites, social media, digital platforms).
  • No regulatory penalties or new licensing requirements are added; the change is primarily permissive/modernizing.

Procedural status & timeline (as provided)

  • Filed: 1/6/2025 (Senate Docket No. 27 / S.1033)
  • Referred to Judiciary Committee (date filed with committee: 2/27/2025 per docket)
  • Hearing scheduled and later rescheduled for 11/04/2025 (multiple time updates noted).
  • Additional procedural actions and final outcomes were not included for this Massachusetts docket in the supplied materials.

Notes on other materials included with the submission

  • Idaho — Separate bill also labeled S 1033 (Sixty-eighth Legislature, Idaho) amends Idaho Code §22-4505 to:
    • Entitle an agricultural operator who prevails in nuisance litigation (where operation complied with law) to recover reasonable attorney fees and costs.
    • Create penalties for multiple “meritless complaints” made to state/local agencies about agricultural operations: second infraction = $150; third = $300; fourth or more = misdemeanor.
    • Emergency clause making the law effective July 1, 2025.
    • Fiscal note: no significant anticipated fiscal impact.
  • SAFE Bet Act — The supplied "Version Content" block appears to be text from a separate federal-style bill (titled the Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet Act of 2025), establishing federal standards for sports betting and measures addressing public health and surveillance. This is unrelated to the Massachusetts advertising bill.

If you want, I can:
- Produce a redlined comparison showing exactly how the Massachusetts statutory language would change;
- Track the Judiciary Committee hearing materials or testimony schedule for the November 4, 2025 hearing; or
- Produce a focused brief on the Idaho agricultural nuisance bill (if you want a separate, full summary).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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