MA H1438

Bill

Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation

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 vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust, and providers of transportation. It establishes a new criminal offense under Chapter 265 of the Massachusetts General Laws, where it is punishable by up to 20 years in prison for sexual intercourse or unnatural sexual intercourse, and up to 10 years in prison for indecent assault and battery, committed against a vulnerable adult by a mandated reporter, person in a position of trust, or transportation provider. The bill also defines a "vulnerable adult" as a person 14 years of age or older who is admitted to a mental health or community-based facility, receiving services from certain state departments, or a resident of a long-term care facility. Additionally, the bill amends the definition of "sex offense" in Chapter 6 to include this new offense.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (19)

Bruce Ayers (D), Jennifer Benson (D), William Crocker (R), Michelle DuBois (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Barry Finegold (D), Denise Garlick (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Kate Hogan (D), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Kay Khan (D), David Linsky (D), Mike Moore (D), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Angelo Puppolo (D), Dave Robertson (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1438

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1438
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1438.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1436	Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud of a medical professional	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H1898	Protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1912	Relative to sexual assault counselor task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4446	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H4281	Protecting vulnerable adults from financial exploitation	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1307	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2692	Similar To
S137	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied S125	Similar To
S736	Requiring sexual misconduct climate surveys at institutions of higher education	Accompanied a new draft, see S2580	Similar To
S764	Relative to sexual violence on higher education campuses	Accompanied a new draft, see S2580	Similar To
S844	Updating the definition of sexual assault counsellor to expand confidentiality protections	Accompanied a new draft, see S2491	Similar To

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MA H1438

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