MA H1421

Bill

MA H1421

To further protect children

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 reporting of missing children. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to further protect children by amending Massachusetts law to impose penalties for parents, legal guardians, or caretakers who fail to promptly contact law enforcement or emergency personnel in two situations. First, if the whereabouts of a minor child 16 years old or younger in their care have not been ascertained within 48 hours, they could face up to 5 years in state prison for not notifying authorities. Second, if they have knowledge of the death of such a minor child and do not notify law enforcement or emergency personnel within 1 hour, they could face up to 5 years in state prison or a fine of up to $10,000 and up to 2.5 years in a house of correction.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Colleen Garry (D), Alan Silvia (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1421

(26 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1421
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1421.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H112	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a new draft, see H4485	Similar To
H1220	Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty	Accompanied a study order, see H5125	Similar To
H132	Ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk	Accompanied a study order, see H5088	Similar To
H1626	To protect furloughed federal employees	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H328	Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3352	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3435	Banning partial birth abortions	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3476	Relative to the safety of children in camps	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3966	To clarify the Consumer Protection Act	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
H4013	Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness	Adopted, see H4012	Similar To
H4083	Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform	Accompanied a new draft, see H4163	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
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
S2227	Relative to child predators	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	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
S2368	Similar Bills	See H4012	Similar To
S2377	Similar Bills	See H4012	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
S872	Making corrections to the adopted children's act	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S893	To provide landowners title protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H112

Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office

Accompanied a new draft, see H4485

Similar To

H1220

Relative to breaking generational cycles of poverty

Accompanied a study order, see H5125

Similar To

H132

Ensuring the appropriate and timely payment and residential service placement for children deemed to be a safety risk

Accompanied a study order, see H5088

Similar To

H1626

To protect furloughed federal employees

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H328

Relative to the sale of children’s jewelry

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3352

Protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3435

Banning partial birth abortions

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3476

Relative to the safety of children in camps

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3966

To clarify the Consumer Protection Act

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

H4013

Order relative to amendments to the House bill relative to children's health and wellness

Adopted, see H4012

Similar To

H4083

Relative to DCF legislative reporting reform

Accompanied a new draft, see H4163

Similar To

H5081

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

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

S2227

Relative to child predators

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

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

S2368

Similar Bills

See H4012

Similar To

S2377

Similar Bills

See H4012

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

S872

Making corrections to the adopted children's act

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S893

To provide landowners title protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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