MA S920

Bill

MA S920

To promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults by raising the age of criminal majority in Massachusetts from 18 to 21. The key provisions of the bill include: - Defining the "age of criminal majority" as 21 years old, up from 18 years old, throughout various state laws and regulations. - Extending the age limit for certain juvenile justice procedures and protections up to age 23 in some cases, particularly when the offense occurred after the individual had already reached the age of criminal majority. - Making various conforming changes to other state laws and regulations to align with the new age of criminal majority. - Providing a phased implementation, with some provisions taking effect in 2024 and others in 2026. The overall goal of the bill is to treat young adults more leniently in the criminal justice system and provide them with more rehabilitative services and opportunities, with the hope of improving public safety outcomes.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (14)

Joseph Boncore (D)*, Mike Barrett (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Jo Comerford (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Kay Khan (D), Jack Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Maria Robinson (D), Tom Stanley (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2976 (on 07/05/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S920

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S920
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S920.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1618	Relative to the age of consent in certain criminal prosecutions and civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1826	To promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults	Accompanied a study order, see H5173	Similar To
H539	Relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten	Accompanied a new draft, see H4795	Similar To
S1582	To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1697	Authorizing Nikos Sofronas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S1698	Authorizing Diana Grullon to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2436	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
S2498	Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2530	Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town	Accompanied a study order, see S2713	Similar To
S2976	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S33	Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S762	To ensure equitable health coverage for children	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1618

Relative to the age of consent in certain criminal prosecutions and civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1826

To promote public safety and better outcomes for young adults

Accompanied a study order, see H5173

Similar To

H539

Relative to changing the minimum age requirement for kindergarten

Accompanied a new draft, see H4795

Similar To

S1582

To provide automated external defibrillators in all public safety vehicles

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

Similar To

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

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

Similar To

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

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

Similar To

S1697

Authorizing Nikos Sofronas to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 281 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S1698

Authorizing Diana Grullon to take the civil service examination for the position of firefighter in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2436

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

S2498

Exempting Marcel Cuffy and John R. Baker from the maximum age requirements for firefighters in the town of North Andover

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 65 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2530

Authorizing citizens in the town of Brookline who have reached the age of sixteen years or older to register and vote in municipal election with the town

Accompanied a study order, see S2713

Similar To

S2976

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S33

Directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Daryle Lamonica

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 10 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S762

To ensure equitable health coverage for children

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

Similar To

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