Amendment #1 to H3669

An Act relative to expedited hearings regarding the final classification of sex offenders

The committee on Bills in the Third Reading recommends that the bill be amended Engrossed Bill relative to expedited hearings regarding the final classification of sex offenders (see House, No. 3669) being section 51 contained in the Engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2016 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 3650), which was returned by His Excellency the Governor pursuant to Article LVI with recommendation of amendment specified by him, (see Attachment F of House, No. 3675)

Reports recommending that the amendment recommended by His Excellency the Governor be considered in the following form:

By striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“Paragraph (3) of the second paragraph of section 14 of  chapter 30A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following sentence:- Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the sex offender registry board issues a stay of a final classification in a sex offender registry board proceeding then such stay shall be for not more than 60 days; and if a court issues a stay of a final classification in a court appeal held pursuant to section 178M of chapter 6, then such hearing shall be expedited and such stay shall be for not more than 60 days, without written findings with good cause shown.”