MA H1475

Bill

Limiting the use of prison labor

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the use of prison labor outside of the Commonwealth. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to limit the use of prison labor outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Specifically, it prohibits the transfer of any inmate or prisoner from a correctional facility, county correctional facility, penal institution, state correctional facility, state prison, or jail in Massachusetts to engage in labor outside of the state. This measure is intended to prevent the exploitation of incarcerated individuals by restricting the use of their labor beyond the boundaries of the Commonwealth.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Tony Cabral (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Carol Doherty (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1475

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1475
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1475.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1613	Affecting the housing of prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2256	Prohibiting the participation of healthcare professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5198	Similar To
H2585	Relative to expenses incurred in defense against unfair labor practices	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3689	Providing for prisoners of war	No further action taken	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1048	Ensuring equitable access to cannabis related expungement	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To
S1296	Regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidence	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1445	To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools	New draft substituted, see S2730	Similar To
S1564	Relative to education and programming for the incarcerated	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1578	To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement	Accompanied a study order, see S2969	Similar To
S2404	Providing for prisoners of war	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1613

Affecting the housing of prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2256

Prohibiting the participation of healthcare professionals in the torture and abuse of prisoners

Accompanied a study order, see H5198

Similar To

H2585

Relative to expenses incurred in defense against unfair labor practices

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3689

Providing for prisoners of war

No further action taken

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1048

Ensuring equitable access to cannabis related expungement

Accompanied a study order, see S2976

Similar To

S1296

Regarding consistent care for addiction rooted in evidence

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

Similar To

S1445

To increase access to disposable menstrual products in prisons, homeless shelters, and public schools

New draft substituted, see S2730

Similar To

S1564

Relative to education and programming for the incarcerated

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

Similar To

S1578

To provide criminal justice reform protections to all prisoners in segregated confinement

Accompanied a study order, see S2969

Similar To

S2404

Providing for prisoners of war

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

Similar To

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