MA S1017

Bill

Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment

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 relative to social networking impersonation or harassment. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts law to make it a crime to impersonate a public official through a website, social media, or other electronic means with the intent to obtain a benefit or harm, harass, threaten, or defraud another person. It allows law enforcement officers to arrest someone without a warrant if they have probable cause to believe the person has committed this identity fraud offense. The bill also requires law enforcement to accept a police incident report from a victim and provide a copy within 24 hours, which can be filed in various counties.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (7)

Shawn Dooley (R), Jason Lewis (D), Paul McMurtry (D), Mike Moore (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Mike Rush (D), Tom Stanley (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1017

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1017
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1017.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2955	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
S1064	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Recommitted to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development	Similar To
S1298	To combat V.I.P. syndrome to protect health care integrity and quality	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1426	Relative to the discharge of firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun without regard for the risk of harm; penalty	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
S24	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	New draft substituted, see S2294	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
S710	To ensure timely health care cost reporting	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S714	Relative to hospital profit and fairness	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S852	Relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S908	To protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from drunk drivers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S976	Reducing tobacco sales to minors	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2955

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

S1064

Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties

Recommitted to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Similar To

S1298

To combat V.I.P. syndrome to protect health care integrity and quality

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

Similar To

S1426

Relative to the discharge of firearm, large capacity weapon, rifle, shotgun, sawed-off shotgun or machine gun without regard for the risk of harm; penalty

Accompanied a study order, see S2565

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

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

Similar To

S24

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

New draft substituted, see S2294

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

S710

To ensure timely health care cost reporting

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

Similar To

S714

Relative to hospital profit and fairness

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

Similar To

S852

Relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S908

To protect the citizens of the Commonwealth from drunk drivers

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S976

Reducing tobacco sales to minors

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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