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Bills affecting Formerly incarcerated or family of in Massachusetts (2026 session)

CivicRadar surfaces 42 active Massachusetts bills this session that affect formerly incarcerated or family of constituents directly. Your rep needs to hear from you before the vote.

Top 20 bills, ranked

Ranked by how strongly each bill matches the formerly incarcerated or family of community, weighted by stage, recency, advocacy-org consensus, and sponsor support.

  1. 01
    MA · H1642In committee

    Concerning the arrest without a warrant of persons on probation and temporary custody

  2. 02
    MA · S1058In committee

    Relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records

  3. 03
    MA · H1771In committee

    Regarding probation violations

  4. 04
    MA · H2030In committee

    To implement recommendations of the Commission on structural racism in the parole process

  5. 05
    MA · S2857In committee

    To ensure access to medical parole

  6. 06
    MA · S1095In committee

    Relative to the expungement of non-convictions

  7. 07
    MA · H5246Introduced

    Granting creditable service for Jason Patrissi

  8. 08
    MA · H2693On floor

    Relative to elder and medical parole

  9. 09
    MA · H4858On floor

    To update expungement

  10. 10
    MA · S1124On floor

    To remove collateral consequences and protect the presumption of innocence

  11. 11
    MA · S1084On floor

    Promoting fairness in parole

  12. 12
    MA · S1087On floor

    To end lifetime parole for juveniles and emerging adults

  13. 13
    MA · H2583On floor

    Concerning the Massachusetts probation service

  14. 14
    MA · H2614On floor

    Relative to medical parole

  15. 15
    MA · H2722On floor

    Relative to a fresh start

  16. 16
    MA · H2878On floor

    Amending retirement benefits for certain employees of the parole board

  17. 17
    MA · S1134On floor

    Relative to probation violations

  18. 18
    MA · S1781On floor

    Concerning the arrest without a warrant of persons on probation

  19. 19
    MA · S1846On floor

    Relative to further defining employees classified in Group 4

  20. 20
    MA · H1812Introduced

    To promote timely access to parole hearings

Frequently asked
What formerly incarcerated or family of bills are moving in Massachusetts in 2026?
CivicRadar currently tracks 42 Massachusetts bills this session that affect formerly incarcerated or family of constituents including Concerning the arrest without a warrant of persons on probation and temporary custody; Relative to expungement of juvenile and young adult records; Regarding probation violations.
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CivicRadar matches bill text, sponsor signals, and advocacy-organization positions against a curated set of identity keywords, then ranks by legislative stage and recency. See the Methodology page for the full breakdown.

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