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S524

194th

An Act relative to voting rights restoration

StatusActive Amendments0 SponsorLiz Miranda CommitteeNot yet assigned

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Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to restore voting rights to incarcerated citizens of the Commonwealth , therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

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Date	Branch	Action
10/30/2025	Senate	10/30/2025 SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
8/29/2025	Joint	8/29/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1
2/27/2025	House	2/27/2025 HouseHouse concurred
2/27/2025	Senate	2/27/2025 SenateReferred to the committee on Election Laws

Cosponsor
Liz Miranda Primary sponsor
Patricia D. Jehlen
James B. Eldridge

Committee	Recommendation	Vote
J15	Favorable	1 entries

J15

10/14/2025

Question: Ought to pass

Favorable: 5

CSC0 · JBE0 · JFK0 · JRO0 · RLR0

Adverse: 1

RCF0

Bill	Title	Status
H874	An Act relative to voting rights restoration	Active

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▸SECTION 1

Section 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 138 and 139, the following words:- “, except if by reason of a felony conviction”.

▸SECTION 2

Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the following words:- “or incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction,”.

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	SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 50 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 138 and 139, the following words:- “, except if by reason of a felony conviction”.
	SECTION 2. Section 1 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 2 and 3, the following words:- “or incarcerated in a correctional facility due to a felony conviction,”.