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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3122 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3310 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Mark J. Cusack |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to study a post-conviction evidence retention facility. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mark J. Cusack5th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3122 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3310 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3310) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Mark J. Cusack for legislation to authorize the Division of Capital Asset Management and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Maintenance to complete a feasibility study and report regarding the costs and benefits of |
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| 21 | 21 | | constructing or leasing a post-conviction evidence retention facility in the Commonwealth. State |
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| 22 | 22 | | Administration and Regulatory Oversight. |
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| 23 | 23 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 24 | 24 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 3008 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 25 | 25 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 28 | 28 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 29 | 29 | | _______________ |
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| 30 | 30 | | An Act to study a post-conviction evidence retention facility. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 1 The Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance is, within ninety days of the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2passage of this bill, authorized and directed to complete a feasibility study and report regarding |
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| 35 | 35 | | 3the costs and benefits of constructing or leasing a post-conviction evidence retention facility in |
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| 36 | 36 | | 4Massachusetts. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 5 In undertaking such study and completing said report, the Division shall consider the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 6possible multi-state utilization of such a facility, proximity to existing public safety or law |
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| 39 | 39 | | 7enforcement lab facilities, space for future expansion, privacy and security concerns, geographic |
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| 40 | 40 | | 8convenience, highway access, availability of town water and town sewer service, estimated |
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| 41 | 41 | | 9potential savings to the cities and towns of the Commonwealth, the advancement of criminal 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 10justice in the Commonwealth, and such other matters as the Division deems helpful to the timely |
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| 43 | 43 | | 11completion of its report. |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 In conducting the study and in preparation of its report, the Division shall consult with |
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| 45 | 45 | | 13the Supreme Judicial Court, state or local bar associations, the Mass. Association of Criminal |
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| 46 | 46 | | 14Defense Attorneys, the District Attorneys of the Commonwealth, the Executive Office of Public |
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| 47 | 47 | | 15Safety, and the Mass. Municipal Association. |
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| 48 | 48 | | 16 The Division shall file its report with the offices of the Senate President and the Speaker |
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| 49 | 49 | | 17of the House, the legislative Committees on State Administration, the Judiciary, Bonding and |
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| 50 | 50 | | 18Long-Term Debt, and the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means. |
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