H 1797 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act authorizing application of good conduct sentence deductions for completion credits earned during pre-trial detention

This bill modifies Massachusetts law to allow individuals held in pre-trial detention to earn sentence reduction credits for their good behavior, even before they are convicted. Under the new rules, these credits accumulate while the person is waiting for trial but can only be applied to shorten their prison sentence once they are found guilty and sentenced. The bill also specifies that these accumulated credits will expire when the person is released from custody related to the original charges and cannot be used to reduce time served in future incarcerations.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Jul 22, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Apr 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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