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MA H4996
Bill
Status
1/29/2026
Primary Sponsor
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
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AI Summary
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Adds house of correction incarceration of up to 2½ years as an alternative sentencing option for organized retail crime offenses under Section 30D of Chapter 266
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Applies this alternative sentencing provision to two separate subsections of the organized retail crime statute (lines 14 and 25)
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Grants district courts jurisdiction over organized retail crime cases by adding Section 30D to the list of offenses in Chapter 218, Section 26
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Filed on December 22, 2025 and received a favorable recommendation from the House Judiciary Committee on January 29, 2026
Legislative Description
Relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
1/29/2026