H 2303 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act concerning the Massachusetts probation service

This bill changes the official name of the Massachusetts Department of Probation to the Massachusetts Probation Service. It directly affects the state agency responsible for supervising individuals on probation and updating legal records. The key mechanism involves amending over two dozen sections of state law to replace the old name with the new one. This is a procedural update intended to standardize terminology across various legal documents and statutes.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action May 15, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 15, 2024
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Apr 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Mike Day
DDemocratic
MA
31st Middlesex