Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

S 1117: An Act relative to treatment, not incarceration

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 1117 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to treatment, not incarceration. Primary sponsor: Cindy Friedman (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 2, 2026): Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1117) of Cindy F. Friedman, Michael J. Barrett, Russell E. Holmes, John F. Keenan and others for legislation relative to treatment, not incarceration. The Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cindy FriedmanPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenateFourth Middlesex
Mike BarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Middlesex
Brendan CrightonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateThird Essex
Sal DiDomenicoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Suffolk
Jamie EldridgeCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateMiddlesex and Worcester
Russell HolmesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Suffolk
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
  2. Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
  3. Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
  4. House concurred
  5. Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source