MA H3257

Bill

Relative to personal information

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to releasing personal information of police officers. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 41 of the General Laws to prohibit the public posting or display of personal information, such as home addresses, phone numbers, and personal photographs, of police officers, their spouses, and their children without the consent of the police officer. Violations of this law would be punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 or up to 2.5 years in a house of corrections, or both.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Edward Coppinger (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3257

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3257
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3257.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1333	Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1335	Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2076	Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system	Accompanied H2146	Similar To
H2230	Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3262	Relative to witness fees for retired police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3823	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3824	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022	Similar To
H396	Relative to school resource officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
H4022	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4242	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4273	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1586	Protecting volunteer law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2200	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Accompanied a new draft, see S2240	Similar To
S2240	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1333

Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1335

Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2076

Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system

Accompanied H2146

Similar To

H2230

Relative to benefits for Bridgewater State University police officers

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3262

Relative to witness fees for retired police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3823

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3824

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022

Similar To

H396

Relative to school resource officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5159

Similar To

H4022

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4242

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4273

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5081

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1586

Protecting volunteer law enforcement

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2200

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Accompanied a new draft, see S2240

Similar To

S2240

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

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