An Act relative to a fresh start

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Overview Bill text 1 History 4 Sponsors

By Representative Vargas of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2722) of Andres X. Vargas for legislation to establish within the Executive Office of Public Safety a fresh start program for the purpose of removing certain existential negative collateral consequences. 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

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