Massachusetts legislation · 194th General Court
Massachusetts H1965: An Act relative to compensation for victims of wrongful conviction
Status: Failed, March 26, 2026
What the bill says
An act associated with the felony conviction that is the subject of the claim, those felony charges were dismissed, a nolle prosequi was entered, or the defendant was found not guilty at the new trial. (b) For the purposes of this chapter “conviction” or “convicted” shall include an adjudication as a youthful offender, if such adjudication resulted in the youthful offender’s incarceration in a house of correction or state prison. (c) Pursuant to this section, the committee for public counsel services shall appoint counsel for any individual who is indigent and eligible to apply for relief unde.
From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:
an act associated with the felony conviction that is the subject of the claim, those felony charges were dismissed, a nolle prosequi was entered, or the defendant was found not guilty at the new trial. (b) For the purposes of this chapter “conviction” or “convicted” shall include an adjudication as a youthful offender, if such adjudication resulted in the youthful offender’s incarceration in a house of correction or state prison. (c) Pursuant to this section, the committee for public counsel services shall appoint counsel for any individual who is indigent and eligible to apply for relief under this chapter. (d) A person shall not be entitled to compensation from the commonwealth for any incarceration or portion thereof, which was or will be credited toward a sentence for, or during which the claimant was also serving a concurrent sentence for, the conviction of a lesser included offense or of another offense that does not itself meet the eligibility requirements of section 2. In those cases in which only a pardon from the governor is used to support a claim for compensation brought under this chapter, the subsequent exercise of the governor’s authority to revoke such pardon pursuant to section 150 of chapter 127 shall immediately negate the validity of any such claim. Section 3. A person who meets the eligibility requirements …
Sponsors
- Jeffrey Roy (D, 10th Norfolk) · primary sponsor