MA H822

Bill

Relating to inmates organ donations

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 to establish an organ and tissue donor program within the Department of Correction. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an organ and tissue donor program within the Department of Corrections (DOC) in Massachusetts. It requires the DOC to educate inmates about organ, tissue, and bone marrow donation, and to facilitate participation in bone marrow donor programs. The bill also provides that inmates who become living organ donors may receive an educational good time credit of 60 days towards their sentence.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Carlos González (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H822

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H822
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H822.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1454	Supporting public health through a pilot study	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3498	Improving the mental health examination process of inmates at places of detention	Accompanied a new draft, see H4357	Similar To
H3509	Relative to post-release placement for certain inmates	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H794	Relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H805	Authorizing criteria for the release of terminally ill inmates to alternative locations of confinement	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H825	Relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H925	Authorizing sheriffs to impose fees	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1084	To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health	Accompanied a study order, see S2440	Similar To
S1335	To preserve family ties and inmate visitation	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1368	Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1454

Supporting public health through a pilot study

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3498

Improving the mental health examination process of inmates at places of detention

Accompanied a new draft, see H4357

Similar To

H3509

Relative to post-release placement for certain inmates

Accompanied a study order, see H4557

Similar To

H4874

Judiciary Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H794

Relative to medical placement of terminal and incapacitated inmates

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H805

Authorizing criteria for the release of terminally ill inmates to alternative locations of confinement

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H825

Relative to telephone service for inmates in all correctional and other penal institutions in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H925

Authorizing sheriffs to impose fees

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1084

To transfer Bridgewater State Hospital from the Department of Corrections to the Department of Mental Health

Accompanied a study order, see S2440

Similar To

S1335

To preserve family ties and inmate visitation

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

Similar To

S1368

Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities

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

Similar To

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