An Act concerning the Massachusetts probation service

Introduced

In Committee

Floor

Crossed Over

Passed

Enacted

Overview Bill text 1 History 4 Sponsors

By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2583) of Michael S. Day for legislation to change the name of the Department of Probation to the Massachusetts probation service. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Last action: Oct 8, 2025 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Session: 194th
Momentum: 40 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Reported from Committee — base rate 13%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -2 40/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 377 days quiet

A transparent scoring model over stage, momentum, recency, sponsorship and recorded votes — not a trained predictor. Treat it as a way to rank attention, not as a forecast.