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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on the Judiciary

Item Name Start Time Duration Webcast
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Hearing - June 19, 2017 pt. 2 of 2 6/19/2017 7:18 PM 01:30:00
Joint Committee on the Judiciary Hearing - June 19, 2017 pt. 1 of 2 6/19/2017 1:00 PM 06:09:00
Bill Bill Title Sponsor
S.769  An Act to protect the rights of probationers William N. Brownsberger
S.770  An Act providing community-based sentencing alternatives for primary caretakers of dependent children who have been convicted of non-violent crimes William N. Brownsberger
S.773  An Act to expand sentencing options William N. Brownsberger
S.774  An Act relative to probation violations William N. Brownsberger
S.779  An Act related to parole William N. Brownsberger
S.803  An Act relative to probation violations Cynthia Stone Creem
S.818  An Act relative to credit for good conduct Cynthia Stone Creem
S.819  An Act to eliminate mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses Cynthia Stone Creem
S.850  An Act strengthening identity law Ryan C. Fattman
S.874  An Act relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates Patricia D. Jehlen
S.877  An Act updating the wrongful conviction compensation law Patricia D. Jehlen
S.878  An Act expanding protection under the Good Samaritan law for drug-related overdoses John F. Keenan
H.74  An Act implementing the joint recommendations of the Massachusetts criminal justice review Charles D. Baker
H.719  An Act to improve public safety by facilitating access to addiction services Ruth B. Balser
H.720  An Act to preserve access to inpatient mental health services for individuals with mental illness Ruth B. Balser
H.721  An Act relative to ensuring quality mental health services in state correctional facilities Ruth B. Balser
H.741  An Act eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses Evandro C. Carvalho
H.757  An Act providing for the distribution of information on personal rights and resources be provided to those in the Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) system Daniel Cullinane
H.758  An Act establishing a regional lockup facility in Suffolk County Daniel Cullinane
H.784  An Act relative to the insanity defense Kimberly N. Ferguson
H.794  An Act relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates Sean Garballey
H.805  An Act authorizing criteria for the release of terminally ill inmates to alternative locations of confinement Colleen M. Garry
H.818  An Act affecting the housing of prisoners Carlos González
H.820  An Act eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses Carlos González
H.821  An Act for the medical release of prisoners Carlos González
H.822  An Act relating to inmates organ donations Carlos González
H.825  An Act relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth Carlos González
H.827  An Act to establish the Massachusetts prisoner bone marrow donation orogram Carlos González
H.843  An Act relative to the recidivism reducing program reporting by the Commissioner of the Department of Correction Paul R. Heroux
H.855  An Act establishing mandatory post release supervision in the Commonwealth Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.868  An Act Relative to judicial discretion regarding immigration status Louis L. Kafka
H.871  An Act relative to the use of telephones in places of detention Louis L. Kafka
H.906  An Act relative to reinstituting capital punishment in the Commonwealth James R. Miceli
H.925  An Act authorizing sheriffs to impose fees Elizabeth A. Poirier
H.966  An Act relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth Chynah Tyler
H.989  An Act eliminating mandatory minimum sentences related to drug offenses Bud Williams
H.2248  An Act promoting humane conditions of confinement and enable safe reentry Ruth B. Balser
H.2249  An Act establishing a segregation oversight committee Ruth B. Balser
H.2266  An Act relative to prison mitigation Angelo L. D'Emilia
H.2301  An Act relative to parole for previous life sentences Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2302  An Act relative to parole hearings for previous juvenile life sentences Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
H.2312  An Act for Health Education in Women's Correctional Institutions Kay Khan
H.2315  An Act relative to sentencing guidelines David Paul Linsky
H.2338  An Act establishing reasonable limitations on the solitary confinement of inmates 21 years of age or younger David M. Rogers
H.3071  An Act to reduce recidivism, curb unnecessary spending, and ensure appropriate use of segregation Russell E. Holmes
H.3072  An Act providing community-based sentencing alternatives for primary caretakers of dependent children convicted of non-violent crimes Russell E. Holmes
H.3089  An Act relative to the use of community corrections for pre-trial detainees and criminal defendants Christopher M. Markey
H.3092  An Act to collect data regarding the use of solitary confinement in Massachusetts prisons and jails Christopher M. Markey
H.3095  An Act relative to earned work credits Christopher M. Markey
H.3115  An Act allowing for pretrial offenders to be eligible for services at offices of community corrections Frank A. Moran
H.3118  An Act relative to the interstate corrections compact Elizabeth A. Poirier
H.3121  An Act related to parole David M. Rogers
H.3127  An Act relative to criminal procedure; creating the Justice Safety Valve Act Chynah Tyler
H.3132  An Act relative to pre-trial services Timothy R. Whelan
H.3494  An Act relative to supervised medical parole of terminal and extraordinarily incapacitated inmates Claire D. Cronin
H.3498  An Act improving the mental health examination process of inmates at places of detention Randy Hunt
H.3579  An Act to support dual-status youth in the Commonwealth Carolyn C. Dykema
H.3585  An Act relative to entrance of cell procedures Mary S. Keefe
H.3586  An Act relative to justice-involved women Kay Khan