MA S313

Bill

Relative to preventing the sexual abuse of children and youth

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/27/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to prevent the sexual abuse of children and youth. Education.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prevent the sexual abuse of children and youth by making several key changes to existing laws. It allows for civil actions against individuals who sexually abuse minors, extends the statute of limitations for such cases, and establishes that minors served by certain schools, departments, or institutions are incapable of consenting to sexual relations with employees or contractors in positions of authority over them. The bill also imposes criminal penalties for such nonconsensual sexual relations. These provisions are intended to better protect children and youth from sexual abuse.

Committee Categories

Education, Health and Social Services, Justice

Sponsors (15)

John Barrett (D), Jo Comerford (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Peter Durant (R), Ryan Fattman (R), Cindy Friedman (D), Sean Garballey (D), Brad Jones (R), Kay Khan (D), Joan Lovely (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Becca Rausch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2953 (on 11/16/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S313

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S313
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S313.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1533	To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3302	Relative to abuse prevention	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3427	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S1234	Modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S1293	To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1326	Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes	Accompanied a new draft, see S2765	Similar To
S1525	To provide diabetes prevention program benefits	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2953	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S501	To provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming	Accompanied a study order, see S2540	Similar To
S913	To ensure right to counsel in eviction proceedings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1533

To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3302

Relative to abuse prevention

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H3427

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S1234

Modernizing childhood lead poisoning prevention

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S1293

To promote public health through the prevention and wellness trust fund

Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1326

Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes

Accompanied a new draft, see S2765

Similar To

S1525

To provide diabetes prevention program benefits

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

Similar To

S2953

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

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S501

To provide additional funding for animal welfare and safety programming

Accompanied a study order, see S2540

Similar To

S913

To ensure right to counsel in eviction proceedings

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

Similar To

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