SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1456 FILED ON: 1/12/2009
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1651
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Creem, Cynthia (SEN)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of
Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to drug mandatory minimum sentences.
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PETITION OF:
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Name:
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District/Address:
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Cynthia Stone Creem
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First Middlesex and Norfolk
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Steven A. Tolman
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Second Suffolk and Middlesex
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Thomas M. McGee
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Third Essex and Middlesex
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Patricia D. Jehlen
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Second Middlesex
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Kenneth J. Donnelly
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Fourth Middlesex
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Elizabeth A. Malia
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11th Suffolk
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Ellen Story
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3rd Hampshire
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Kay Khan
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11th Middlesex
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00884 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to drug mandatory minimum sentences.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 32H of chapter 94C, as appe
aring in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 13, the word “parole,” and is hereby further amended by inserting at the end of said section the following paragraph:-
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contr
ary, a person convicted of violating any provisions of sections 32, 32A, 32B, 32E, 32F, and 32J of chapter 94C of the General, who is serving a sentence where two-thirds of the maximum term of imprisonment imposed is less than the mandatory minimum sentenc
e required under that section shall be eligible for parole after serving two-thirds of the maximum term of imprisonment imposed.
SECTION 2.
Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 32, 32A, 32B, 32E, 32F, and 32J of chapter 94C of the General Laws, or a
ny other general or special law to the contrary, persons serving mandatory minimum sentences for violations of the above referenced sections as of July 1, 2009, shall be eligible for parole after serving two-thirds of their maximum sentence.
