An Act relative to a fresh start
- Introduced Feb 16, 2023
- In committee Feb 16, 2023
- Died
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- 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.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 01/23/2024 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in B-2 · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
- HouseReporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence
- SenateSenate concurred
- HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means
- 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.
- AX Andres X. VargasD Primary sponsor · District 3rd Essex
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.