Budget Amendment ID: FY2025-S4-941-R1

Redraft EPS 941

Technical Fix to Commissary Language

Ms. Creem, Ms. Jehlen and Mr. Payano moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 66 the following 2 sections:-

“SECTION 66A. Subsection (b) of section 171 of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as added by section 51 of chapter 28 of the acts of 2023, is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence.

SECTION 66B. Said subsection (b) of said section 171 of said chapter 127, as so added, is hereby further amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following 2 sentences:- The department of correction, state correctional facilities, state prisons, county correctional facilities and entities, sellers, suppliers or vendors contracting with such facilities shall not charge more than 5 per cent below the prevailing market price for commissary items. The department of correction and county sheriffs shall maximize discounts procured from bulk purchasing of commissary items or other contracting opportunities that reduce the cost of such items and shall not receive commissions, revenue or other financial incentives in any contract with a seller, supplier or vendor of commissary items.”; and by inserting after section 114 the following section:-

“SECTION 114A. Section 66B shall take effect as of October 31, 2024.”.