MA S1368

Bill

Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
06/26/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to regulate the closure of state correctional facilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to regulate the closure of state correctional facilities in Massachusetts. It requires the Department of Corrections to conduct a study on the public safety and financial impacts of closing a facility, perform a thorough appraisal of the property, and hold public hearings before any facility can be closed. The bill also mandates that a report detailing the findings of these assessments be submitted to legislative leaders within two years of the bill's passage, and that the legislature be notified before any state correctional facility is closed.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (75)

Jim Arciero (D), Brian Ashe (D), Bruce Ayers (D), Jennifer Benson (D), Michael Brady (D), Tony Cabral (D), Dan Cahill (D), Thomas Calter (D), James Cantwell (D), Gerry Cassidy (D), Tackey Chan (D), William Crocker (R), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Mike Day (D), David DeCoste (R), Viriato deMacedo (R), Geoffrey Diehl (R), Diana Dizoglio (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Michelle DuBois (D), James Dwyer (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Kim Ferguson (R), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Bill Galvin (D), Anne Gobi (D), Pat Haddad (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Dan Hunt (D), Louis Kafka (D), Hannah Kane (R), Robert Koczera (D), Kevin Kuros (R), Barbara L'Italien (D), Jason Lewis (D), David Linsky (D), Marc Lombardo (R), John Mahoney (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Rady Mom (D), Mike Moore (D), Dave Muradian (R), Brian Murray (D), David Nangle (D), Harold Naughton (D), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Keiko Orrall (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Thomas Petrolati (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Denise Provost (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), John Rogers (D), Richard Ross (R), Mike Rush (D), Paul Schmid (D), Alan Silvia (D), Theodore Speliotis (D), Tom Stanley (D), James Timilty (D), Walter Timilty (D), José Tosado (D), Paul Tucker (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Aaron Vega (D), Dave Vieira (R), Chris Walsh (D), Tom Walsh (D), Timothy Whelan (R), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 06/26/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1368

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1368
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1368.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1907	To establish a joint legislative commission to investigate and study the performances and practices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles	Accompanied a study order, see H4537	Similar To
H2576	To ensure fairness in retirement benefits for certain employees of the department of corrections	No further action taken	Similar To
H3253	Regulating the closure of state police barracks	No further action taken	Similar To
H3827	Relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health	No further action taken	Similar To
H4861	Public health	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1288	Relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1294	Relative to education programming for the incarcerated	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1314	Regulating the closure of state police barracks	Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted	Similar To
S1413	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2206	To improve oversight of the closure of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2242	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2254	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2256	Commissioning a study of vocational education	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2258	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2358	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters	Reported (in part) by S2006	Similar To
S276	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2258	Similar To
S403	Establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in commonwealth waterways	Accompanied a study order, see S2489	Similar To
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1907

To establish a joint legislative commission to investigate and study the performances and practices of the Registry of Motor Vehicles

Accompanied a study order, see H4537

Similar To

H2576

To ensure fairness in retirement benefits for certain employees of the department of corrections

No further action taken

Similar To

H3253

Regulating the closure of state police barracks

No further action taken

Similar To

H3827

Relative to a study of the trauma registry in the Department of Public Health

No further action taken

Similar To

H4861

Public health

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S1288

Relative to medical examinations in correctional facilities

Accompanied a study order, see S2292

Similar To

S1294

Relative to education programming for the incarcerated

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

Similar To

S1314

Regulating the closure of state police barracks

Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

Similar To

S1413

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2206

To improve oversight of the closure of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

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

Similar To

S2242

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2254

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2256

Commissioning a study of vocational education

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2258

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2358

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

Reported (in part) by S2006

Similar To

S276

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2258

Similar To

S403

Establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in commonwealth waterways

Accompanied a study order, see S2489

Similar To

S609

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

Similar To

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