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H1957 • 2025

An Act to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat OUI offenses

An Act to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat OUI offenses

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Sponsor
David M. Rogers
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat OUI offenses

An Act to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat OUI offenses By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat OUI offenses By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1957) of David M.
  • Rogers and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan for legislation to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat operating under the influence offenses.
  • The Judiciary.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  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

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat OUI offenses
By Representative Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1957) of David M. Rogers and Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan for legislation to ensure the ability to prosecute repeat operating under the influence offenses. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1957

Section 24 of chapter 90 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding, after the last sentence in subsection (1)(c)(4), the following new sentence:- Notwithstanding any contrary provision of section 100A of chapter 276 of the General Laws, any such prior conviction, if otherwise admissible, shall not be inadmissible because it has been sealed pursuant to that section.

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