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MA H1597

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Antonio Cabral

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Prohibits administrators or superintendents of any Massachusetts correctional institution from transferring inmates outside the Commonwealth for the purpose of labor
  • Applies to all facility types including state prisons, county correctional facilities, jails, and penal institutions
  • Adds a new Section 22 to Chapter 125 of the Massachusetts General Laws
  • Filed by Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral (13th Bristol) on January 9, 2025
  • Similar legislation was previously introduced as House No. 1400 in the 2023-2024 session

Legislative Description

Limiting the use of prison labor

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H5125

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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