MA S1430

Bill

Relative to inmate telephone call rates

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
06/08/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to inmate telephone calls. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 127 of the General Laws to require the Department of Correction and county houses of correction to negotiate contracts for inmate telephone service that offer the lowest cost to consumers. The bill prohibits the Commonwealth, the Department of Correction, and the county houses of correction from accepting commissions, services, payments, or goods from telephone service providers, other than the telephones and associated hardware required for the prisoner telephone system. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of Correction to negotiate future contracts in a way that allows the county houses of correction to join the contract under the same terms, and to negotiate the telephone service contracts separately from other services.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (18)

Joseph Boncore (D), Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Tony Cabral (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Jo Comerford (D), Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Mindy Domb (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Dan Hunt (D), Mary Keefe (D), Mark Montigny (D), Denise Provost (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/08/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1430

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1430
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1430.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1371	Relative to private construction contracts	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2287	Relative to creditable service for certain state contract employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H3304	Relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H4019	Relative to offshore wind contract pricing	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 48 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
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S652	Relative to pharmaceutical "gag clauses"	Accompanied a study order, see S2543	Similar To
S801	Relative to tenants’ opportunity to purchase	Accompanied a study order, see S2528	Similar To
S951	Establishing the right of disposition	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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MA S1430

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