Key Votes
H 3818 - Requires Habitual Violent Offenders to Serve Their Full Sentence - Key Vote
Massachusetts Key Votes
George Peterson, Jr. voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- July 30, 2012 Senate Concurrence Vote Failed
- July 30, 2012 House Concurrence Vote Failed
- July 19, 2012 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- July 18, 2012 House Conference Report Adopted
- Nov. 28, 2011 House Concurrence Vote Failed
- Nov. 21, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- Nov. 16, 2011 House Bill Passed
- Nov. 15, 2011 Introduced
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Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (Senate) - July 30, 2012
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (House) (23-132) - July 30, 2012
Title: Requires Habitual Violent Offenders to Serve Their Full Sentence
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (31-7) - July 19, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Habitual Violent Offenders to Serve Their Full Sentence
Vote to adopt a conference report that requires a habitual violent offender to serve maximum prison terms.
- Requires a habitual violent offender to serve the maximum sentence term provided by law (Sec. 47).
- Specifies that a habitual violent offender is an individual convicted of a felony that has twice previously been convicted and sentenced to at least 3 years in prison (Sec. 47).
- Specifies that habitual violent offenses that can lead to a maximum term after being convicted twice previously, include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 47):
- Assault and battery upon a child that caused bodily injury or substantial bodily injury; or
- Armed robbery or armed assault.
- Prohibits an individual from being considered a habitual offender based on juvenile offenses (Sec. 47).
- Requires the parole board to consider an inmate’s prison participation in work opportunities, education and treatment programs when determining parole procurement (Sec. 36).
- Specifies that convicted habitual offenders are not eligible for parole, work release, furlough, or to receive any deduction from their sentence for good conduct (Sec. 41).
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (139-14) - July 18, 2012 (Key vote)
Title: Requires Habitual Violent Offenders to Serve Their Full Sentence
Vote to adopt a conference report that requires a habitual violent offender to serve maximum prison terms.
- Requires a habitual violent offender to serve the maximum sentence term provided by law (Sec. 47).
- Specifies that a habitual violent offender is an individual convicted of a felony that has twice previously been convicted and sentenced to at least 3 years in prison (Sec. 47).
- Specifies that habitual violent offenses that can lead to a maximum term after being convicted twice previously, include, but are not limited to, the following (Sec. 47):
- Assault and battery upon a child that caused bodily injury or substantial bodily injury; or
- Armed robbery or armed assault.
- Prohibits an individual from being considered a habitual offender based on juvenile offenses (Sec. 47).
- Requires the parole board to consider an inmate’s prison participation in work opportunities, education and treatment programs when determining parole procurement (Sec. 36).
- Specifies that convicted habitual offenders are not eligible for parole, work release, furlough, or to receive any deduction from their sentence for good conduct (Sec. 41).
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Failed (House) - Nov. 28, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - Nov. 21, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (142-12) - Nov. 16, 2011
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Nov. 15, 2011
Title: Requires Habitual Violent Offenders to Serve Their Full Sentence
Committee Sponsors
- Ways and Means (Sponsor)
