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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2213 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1550
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to inmate telephone call rates.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Mark C. MontignySecond Bristol and Plymouth 1 of 1
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2213 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1550
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1550) of Mark C. Montigny for
legislation relative to inmate telephone calls. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1609 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to inmate telephone call rates.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 87 the following section:-
3 Section 87A. Subject to appropriation, every inmate of a correctional institution or any
4other penal institution in the commonwealth shall be provided the ability to make domestic
5telephone calls at no cost to the inmate or the receiving party.