Massachusetts · Bill 1913 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to treatment, not incarceration

H 1913 Sponsored by Tram T. Nguyen In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Representatives Nguyen of Andover and Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1913) of Tram T. Nguyen, Marjorie C. Decker and others relative to court considerations of persons having alcohol or substance use disorders and needing treatment. The Judiciary.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  4. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual; Hearing updated to New End Time · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  5. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see H5126 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 12 cosponsors: 12 Democrats.

All 12 cosponsors

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