MA S937

Bill

MA S937

Relative to juvenile murder

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to juvenile murder. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill, concerning juvenile murder, proposes to amend Section 72B of Chapter 119 of the General Laws. Specifically, it mandates that for individuals convicted of first-degree murder who were between the ages of 14 and 18 at the time of the offense, the court must impose a minimum sentence of 35 years of imprisonment, regardless of when the murder occurred. This change applies to sentences of life imprisonment for such juvenile offenders.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, Frank Moran (D), Theodore Speliotis (D), Donald Wong (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2204 (on 04/04/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S937

(6 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S937
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S937.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1319	Relative to establishing paternity	Accompanied a study order, see H4613	Similar To
H1492	Relative to the charitable donation of leftover food by restaurants	Accompanied a study order, see H4624	Similar To
S1241	Improving juvenile justice data collection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2204	Judicial matters	Reported (in part) by S812	Replaced by
S740	Relative to special juveniles	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To
S935	Relative to juvenile murder retroactivity	Accompanied a study order, see S2204	Similar To

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