MA S873

Bill

MA S873

Relative to larceny

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to larceny. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends various sections of Chapter 266 of the General Laws related to larceny. The key provisions include: 1. Increasing the monetary threshold for certain larceny offenses from $250 to $1,500, providing graduated penalties based on the value of the stolen property ($250-$500, $500-$1,000, $1,000-$1,500), and removing certain specific penalties for larceny from common carriers. 2. Increasing the monetary threshold for certain credit card and automated teller machine (ATM) offenses from $100 to $250. 3. Expanding the definition of credit card and ATM fraud to include the use of codes or numbers associated with the credit or cash account. 4. Making other technical and conforming changes to the larceny statutes. The overall effect of the bill is to update the monetary thresholds and penalties for various larceny-related offenses to account for inflation and provide a more graduated sentencing structure.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (23)

Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Eileen Donoghue (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Linda Forry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Ken Gordon (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Jay Kaufman (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Jim O'Day (D), Denise Provost (D), Byron Rushing (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170 (on 10/02/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S873

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S873
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S873.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1248	Relative to law enforcement officers safety act	No further action taken	Similar To
H1255	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H2487	Authorizing certain federal personnel to exercise police powers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H2657	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	No further action taken	Similar To
H3053	Protecting police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H3094	Concerning the arrest without a warrant of persons on probation	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1331	Establishing a mental wellness and suicide prevention training course for law enforcement officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1364	To include federal law enforcement officers as police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2170	Relative to criminal justice reform	Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended, see S2185	Replaced by

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