MA H3420

Bill

To promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the age of criminal majority. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to raise the "age of criminal majority" in Massachusetts from 18 years old to 20 years old, and gradually increase it to 21 years old by 2024. The bill amends various sections of the state's laws to replace references to "18 years of age" with the "age of criminal majority," which will start at 19 years old and increase over time. This change is intended to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults by treating them more like juveniles in the criminal justice system, rather than as fully adult offenders.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (41)

Ruth Balser (D), Christine Barber (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Michael Brady (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Daniel Cullinane (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Dan Donahue (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Sean Garballey (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Dan Hunt (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Louis Kafka (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Adrian Madaro (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Liz Miranda (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Jim O'Day (D), Denise Provost (D), Dave Rogers (D), Tom Stanley (D), José Tosado (D), Aaron Vega (D), Tommy Vitolo (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5148 (on 11/25/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3420

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3420
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3420.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2275	Relative to residency	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2277	To amend the presumptive disability law	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2325	Relative to public safety line of duty benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2957	Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy	Accompanied a study order, see H4772	Similar To
H5148	Study Order - Judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1378	Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1428	Relative to window guards in residential rental properties	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1464	Relative to public safety vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2013	Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2040	Relative to pedestrian public safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2137	Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices	Accompanied a new draft, see S2806	Similar To
S2289	Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2301	Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2379	Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel	House concurred	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2275

Relative to residency

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2277

To amend the presumptive disability law

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2325

Relative to public safety line of duty benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2957

Relative to public safety at the Furnace Brook Parkway in the city of Quincy

Accompanied a study order, see H4772

Similar To

H5148

Study Order - Judiciary matters

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1378

Relative to traffic and pedestrian stop data

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1428

Relative to window guards in residential rental properties

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1464

Relative to public safety vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2013

Ensuring public safety at natural gas sites

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2040

Relative to pedestrian public safety

Accompanied a study order, see S2560

Similar To

S2137

Relative to strengthening public safety through interlock devices

Accompanied a new draft, see S2806

Similar To

S2289

Relative to public safety and transparency by transportation network companies

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2301

Establishing a sick leave bank for Marilyn O’Neil, an employee of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 60 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2379

Communication from the Human Resources Division of the Executive Office for Administration and Finance (under the provisions of Section 61A of Chapter 31 and Section 5(3)(e) of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) submitting revisions to regulations for initial hire medical and physical fitness standards tests of municipal public safety personnel

House concurred

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