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S1260 • 2025

An Act relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system

An Act relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system

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Sponsor
Bruce E. Tarr
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system

An Act relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system By Mr.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system By Mr.
  • Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No.
  • 1260) of Bruce E.
  • Tarr for legislation relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system.

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. 2026-04-02 Senate

    Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  2. 2026-02-26 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Thursday April 2, 2026

  3. 2026-02-12 Senate

    Reporting date extended to Monday March 2, 2026

  4. 2025-10-10 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    House concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system
By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1260) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to violent or sexual offenses committed by those using the Emergency Assistance shelter system. The Judiciary.
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill S.1260

Section 30 of Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following paragraph:-

"Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no individual convicted or charged with a violent felony or a sexual offense pursuant to chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, while receiving benefits pursuant to this chapter shall be eligible to continue to receive such benefits absent a written waiver issued by the director of the Massachusetts emergency assistance program."

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