Massachusetts H1811: An Act requiring clean slate automated record sealing

What the bill says

From the introduced text, February 27, 2025:

SECTION 1. Section 172 of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraph:- (p) The commissioner of probation shall add information in the commissioner’s database upon said information’s receipt as to the date of a person’s release from a house of corrections, prison or jail to implement automated and expedited record sealing, and the department of criminal justice information services shall include the date of a person’s release from a house of corrections, prison, or jail for any offense as part of criminal offender record information if the date is known to the department. SECTION 2. Section 18 ¾ of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amending by inserting after the last paragraph the following paragraph:- (16) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section to the contrary, the secretary shall forthwith establish and implement procedures for the department of correction, any house of corrections and any jail to report on the seventh day of each month to the commissioner of probation the names, personal identifying information, and the actual dates that any person was released from the house of corrections, jail or the department of correction during the prior month and also shall provide such information as to …

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Sponsors

• Mary Keefe (D, 15th Worcester) · primary sponsor
• Christopher Worrell (D)
• Bud Williams (D, 11th Hampden)
• Tommy Vitolo (D, 15th Norfolk)
• Andres Vargas (D)
• Erika Uyterhoeven (D, 27th Middlesex)
• Steven Ultrino (D, 33rd Middlesex)
• Chynah Tyler (D)
• Joshua Tarsky (D)
• Danillo Sena (D)
• Gregory Schwartz (D)
• Margaret Scarsdale (D)

Latest actions

1. March 26, 2026: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
2. October 20, 2025: Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
3. September 3, 2025: Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 1:00PM-5:00 PM in A-2 and virtual
4. February 27, 2025: Senate concurred
5. February 27, 2025: Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
6. : Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Common questions

What is H1811?

H1811 is a bill in the Massachusetts Legislature (194th General Court): An Act requiring clean slate automated record sealing.

What is the status of H1811?

Failed as of March 26, 2026. Latest action: Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27) (March 26, 2026).

Who sponsored H1811?

Mary Keefe (D, 15th Worcester), with 11 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for H1811?

On the Massachusetts Legislature website: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1811