H2005 • 2025

An Act to promote correctional personnel safety

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

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An Act to promote correctional personnel safety

An Act to promote correctional personnel safety By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act to promote correctional personnel safety By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2005) of Alyson M.
Sullivan-Almeida relative to penalties for persons confined to correctional facilities who commit assault or assault and battery by means of dangerous weapons upon officers, other employees, volunteers or employees of contractors.
The Judiciary.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
2025-11-18 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-11-07 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to promote correctional personnel safety
By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2005) of Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida relative to penalties for persons confined to correctional facilities who commit assault or assault and battery by means of dangerous weapons upon officers, other employees, volunteers or employees of contractors. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.2005

Section 38B of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(d) Any person in the custody of a correctional facility, including any jail, house of correction, trial court detention facility or state prison, who commits an assault or an assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon upon an officer or other employee, any volunteer or employee of a contractor in any such facility or any duly authorized officer or other employee of any such facility engaged in the transportation of a prisoner for any lawful purpose shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than 2 and one-half years in a jail or house of correction or for not more than 20 years in a state prison. Such sentence shall begin from and after all sentences currently outstanding and unserved at the time of said assault or assault and battery. For purposes of this subsection, “dangerous weapon” shall include objects that are designed or intended to be used as a weapon, including those objects that are custom or homemade.

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