MA H243

Bill

MA H243

In protection of personal identity

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 the protection of personal identity. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect the personal identity of residents in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It defines "account numbers" to include social security numbers, driver's license numbers, bank account numbers, and other personal identifiers. The bill prohibits companies and government agencies from obtaining, possessing, selling, or using a person's account numbers without their prior written consent, except in certain limited circumstances. The bill also imposes strict liability and criminal penalties on companies and agencies that violate these provisions. Additionally, the bill requires the Commonwealth to safeguard residents' personal information and provides residents with the right to seek damages for unauthorized access or disclosure of their account numbers. The bill also repeals and replaces an existing law on personal information protection and sets limits on the Commonwealth's liability.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Carmine Gentile (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5043 (on 10/26/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H243

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H243
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H243.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1626	To protect furloughed federal employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H3066	To provide identification to homeless youth and families	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H331	Relative to the use of a magnetic identification card reader machine when purchasing alcohol	Accompanied a new draft, see S2567	Similar To
H332	Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3974	Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4073	Similar To
H3983	To create a 2050 roadmap to a clean and thriving commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H5043	Study Order - licensing, right to repair law, consumer safety and rights.	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H705	Relative to valid identification at voting polls	Accompanied a study order, see H4403	Similar To
H849	Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts	Accompanied S449	Similar To
S1042	Regulating the use of credit reports by employers	Accompanied a new draft, see S2310	Similar To
S1340	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1437	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S185	Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1985	Relative to the Energy Facilities Siting Board	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2192	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	New draft substituted, see S2203	Similar To
S2203	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Reprinted as amended, see S2213	Similar To
S2213	Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2338	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]	Similar To
S2388	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2397	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Reprinted as amended, see S2409	Similar To
S2409	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S520	Relative to recycling	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S893	To provide landowners title protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1626

To protect furloughed federal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H3066

To provide identification to homeless youth and families

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H331

Relative to the use of a magnetic identification card reader machine when purchasing alcohol

Accompanied a new draft, see S2567

Similar To

H332

Providing security to consumers for purchases from certain vendors

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3974

Making technical corrective changes to the cape cod and islands water protection fund tax assessments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4073

Similar To

H3983

To create a 2050 roadmap to a clean and thriving commonwealth

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

Similar To

H5043

Study Order - licensing, right to repair law, consumer safety and rights.

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H705

Relative to valid identification at voting polls

Accompanied a study order, see H4403

Similar To

H849

Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts

Accompanied S449

Similar To

S1042

Regulating the use of credit reports by employers

Accompanied a new draft, see S2310

Similar To

S1340

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1437

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

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

Similar To

S185

Relative to mobile wireless contracts and agreements

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1985

Relative to the Energy Facilities Siting Board

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2192

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

New draft substituted, see S2203

Similar To

S2203

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Reprinted as amended, see S2213

Similar To

S2213

Relative to gender identity on Massachusetts identification

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S2338

To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #94 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]

Similar To

S2388

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to mattress recycling

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2397

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Reprinted as amended, see S2409

Similar To

S2409

Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

S520

Relative to recycling

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

Similar To

S893

To provide landowners title protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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