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Introduced
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
In Committee
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016
07/31/2016
Introduced Session
189th General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to reform pretrial processes. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill aims to reform pretrial processes by allowing female prisoners held for trial to be placed in community corrections programs, expanding the ability of sheriffs and jail administrators to place individuals charged with crimes into such programs, and authorizing the commissioner of corrections to place inmates in community corrections programs for re-entry and reintegration. It also establishes a pretrial services division within the office of probation, responsible for creating and using a validated risk assessment tool to help judicial officers make release decisions, and mandates training for judicial officers and pretrial services staff on these tools and procedures. The bill further revises rules regarding bail, emphasizing that financial conditions should not lead to pretrial detention and that judicial officers must consider risk assessment results when setting bail, while also introducing stricter conditions for release in cases involving domestic abuse or violations of protective orders.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (64)
Tom Sannicandro (D)*,
Leah Allen (R),
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
Jennifer Benson (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Paul Brodeur (D),
Gailanne Cariddi (D),
Sonia Chang-Díaz (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Stephen DiNatale (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Kenneth Donnelly (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Carole Fiola (D),
Linda Forry (D),
Gloria Fox (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Carlos González (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Sheila Harrington (R),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Paul Heroux (D),
Russell Holmes (D),
Louis Kafka (D),
Jay Kaufman (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Peter Kocot (D),
John Lawn (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Timothy Madden (D),
John Mahoney (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Aaron Michlewitz (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Frank Moran (D),
Harold Naughton (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Alice Peisch (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Jeff Roy (D),
Byron Rushing (D),
Paul Schmid (D),
John Scibak (D),
Frank Smizik (D),
Ellen Story (D),
Benjamin Swan (D),
Timothy Toomey (D),
José Tosado (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Aaron Vega (D),
Chris Walsh (D),
Daniel Wolf (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4624 (on 09/22/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1584 | 11/24/2016 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1584 | 03/11/2015 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1584.pdf | 03/11/2015 |
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