Massachusetts · Bill 1117 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to treatment, not incarceration

S 1117 Sponsored by Cindy F. Friedman In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Next
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1117) of Cindy F. Friedman, Michael J. Barrett, Russell E. Holmes, John F. Keenan and others for legislation relative to treatment, not incarceration. 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. HouseHouse 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. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 3, 2025 Joint Committee on the Judiciary Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 5

Not voting · 1

 5–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 Republican.

All 7 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.