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H1644 • 2025

An Act relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes

An Act relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes

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Sponsor
Michael S. Day
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Accompanied a new draft, see H4996
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes

An Act relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1644) of Michael S.
  • Day relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 House

    Accompanied a new draft, see H4996

  2. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes
By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1644) of Michael S. Day relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1644

SECTION 1. Subsection (b) of § 30D of Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in the second sentence after the words “shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years” the following language: “or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years”.

SECTION 2. Subsection (c) of § 30D of Chapter 266 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in the second sentence after the words “shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 15 years” the following language: “or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years”.

SECTION 3. § 26 of Chapter 218 of the General Laws, as amended by St.2018, c. 69, §109, is hereby amended by inserting after the words “and sections sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty” the following language: “thirty D”.

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