MA S914

Bill

MA S914

Protecting survivors of rape and their children

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to protect survivors of rape and their children. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect survivors of rape and their children. It amends several sections of Massachusetts law to: 1. Prohibit courts from granting visitation rights to a parent who was convicted of, or found by clear and convincing evidence to have committed, certain sexual assault crimes against the other parent, if the child was conceived during the commission of the crime. However, such visitation may be granted if it is in the best interests of the child and the mother consents. 2. Prohibit courts from granting custody rights to a parent who was convicted of, or found to have committed, certain sexual assault crimes against the other parent, if the child was conceived during the commission of the crime. However, such custody may be granted if it is in the best interests of the child and the mother consents. 3. Establish an irrebuttable presumption that a parent is unfit if they were convicted of, or found to have committed, certain sexual assault crimes against the other parent, in considering petitions to dispense with parental rights for adoption. However, this presumption can be overcome if the termination is found to be contrary to the child's best interests and the mother opposes it. The bill aims to protect survivors of rape and their children from further harm and trauma.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (8)

Mike Connolly (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Dan Hunt (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), Dave Robertson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S914

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S914
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S914.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1564	Imposing a life sentence as punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of the crime of rape	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3298	Relative to parental rights and child survivors of homicide	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	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
H849	Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts	Accompanied S449	Similar To
S1340	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S1936	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2552	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S2313	Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate 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
S2341	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2349	To protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	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
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
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
S968	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1564

Imposing a life sentence as punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of the crime of rape

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3298

Relative to parental rights and child survivors of homicide

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

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

H849

Resolve to protect and preserve family camping in Massachusetts

Accompanied S449

Similar To

S1340

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2547

Similar To

S1936

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2552

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

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

Similar To

S2313

Updating overtime protections to protect the Commonwealth's middle class workers

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

S2341

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

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

Similar To

S2349

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

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

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

S2496

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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

S968

To protect the privacy of 911 callers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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