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Civil RTC News

This page lists all of the most recent developments on civil right to counsel across the country. These could be newly created rights to counsel, significant publications, public events, advocacy efforts, or other things that don’t fit into a neat category.

August 16, 2024

AB3209

Provides that individuals who are respondents in retail crime restraining order matters have the right to appointed counsel

August 15, 2024

AB3049

non substantive; amending language and punctuation in the foster care bill of rights

August 12, 2024

SB284

Non substantive: Would discharge any outstanding balances owed by an individual for probation supervision and public defender fees.

August 12, 2024

H4924

Provides RTC to indigent surrogate decision makers for petitions to revoke or suspend their authority on grounds of abuse, neglect or exploitation

August 12, 2024

H4949

Provides the right to counsel to indigent surrogate decision makers in matters related to revoking or suspending the surrogate decision maker's authority on grounds of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

August 9, 2024

SB3784

Non substantive. Tracking for internal reasons. Amends Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act to change language from "sexually transmissible disease" to "sexually transmissible infection."

August 8, 2024

S864

Provides RTC in eviction matters to indigent tenants or indigent owner occupants of 1 3 unit buildings

July 31, 2024

H1485

Provides RTC to indigent surrogate decision makers for petitions to revoke or suspend their authority on grounds of abuse, neglect or exploitation

July 30, 2024

SB463

Expanding the permissible appointment of counsel for children in abuse matters by removing "conflict of interest" requirement; requiring client directed counsel for children placed in certain institutions

July 29, 2024

H201

Provides RTC to indigent surrogate decision makers for petitions to revoke or suspend their authority on grounds of abuse, neglect or exploitation

July 29, 2024

H4800

Proposes $2.5 million appropriation to the Mass. Legal Assistance Corp. for the implementation of an eviction access to counsel pilot program

July 29, 2024

S109

Provides RTC to indigent surrogate decision makers for petitions to revoke or suspend their authority on grounds of abuse, neglect or exploitation

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