Massachusetts · Bill 2413 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to a fresh start

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2413) of Andres X. Vargas and Vanna Howard for legislation to establish within the Executive Office of Public Safety a fresh start program for the purpose of removing certain existential negative collateral consequences. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 01/23/2024 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in B-2 · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  4. HouseReporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence
  5. SenateSenate concurred
  6. HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence
  7. SenateSenate concurred
  8. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means
  9. HouseNo further action taken

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 3 cosponsors: 3 Democrats.

All 3 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.