MA H3310

Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance must complete a feasibility study within 90 days on constructing or leasing a centralized post-conviction evidence retention facility in Massachusetts

Study must evaluate multi-state utilization potential, proximity to law enforcement labs, expansion capacity, privacy/security concerns, highway access, utility availability, and estimated cost savings to municipalities

Required consultation with Supreme Judicial Court, bar associations, Mass. Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, District Attorneys, Executive Office of Public Safety, and Mass. Municipal Association

Report to be filed with Senate President, Speaker of the House, and committees on State Administration, Judiciary, Bonding and Long-Term Debt, and Ways and Means

Similar legislation (H.3008) was filed in the 2023-2024 legislative session