SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2213        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1550

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Mark C. Montigny

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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 relative to inmate telephone call rates.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

 

Joan B. Lovely

Second Essex

4/13/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2213        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1550

By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1550) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation relative to inmate telephone calls.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1609 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to inmate telephone call rates.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 87 the following section:-

Section 87A. Subject to appropriation, every inmate of a correctional institution or any other penal institution in the commonwealth shall be provided the ability to make domestic telephone calls at no cost to the inmate or the receiving party.