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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven George Xiarhos and Richard G. Wells, Jr.

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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 the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutions.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 747        FILED ON: 1/13/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2422 OF 2023-2024.]

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 relative to the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutions.

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be commonly known as "Matt's Law".

SECTION 2. Section 14 of Chapter 125 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following sentence:- The superintendent shall be responsible for ensuring that any and all exercise equipment accessible by inmates is secured in order to prevent its removal and that no inmate in a medium-security or maximum-security correctional institution has access to any free weights.