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MA S1262

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bruce Tarr

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Increases maximum prison sentence for hate crimes from 5 years to 10 years
  • Changes incarceration location from house of correction to state prison
  • Increases minimum sentence from 2.5 years to 5 years
  • Doubles the enhanced penalty for aggravated hate crimes from 10 years to 20 years maximum, and from 5 years to 10 years minimum
  • Increases an additional penalty provision from 1 year to 2 years

Legislative Description

Relative to hate crimes

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

2/26/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/26/2026
Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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