MA S936

Bill

Relative to the privacy of a decedent’s electronic communication

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 the privacy of a decedent’s electronic communication. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish the Massachusetts Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, which would allow fiduciaries (such as personal representatives, conservators, agents, and trustees) to access and manage a deceased or incapacitated individual's digital assets, including the content of their electronic communications, subject to certain requirements and limitations. The bill outlines procedures for custodians (providers of digital assets) to disclose information to authorized fiduciaries, and grants fiduciaries certain rights and duties in managing these digital assets. The bill would take effect on January 1, 2020.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Barry Finegold (D), Brad Jones (R), Eric Lesser (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S936

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S936
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S936.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3273	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H588	Requiring privacy protections and supporting safer technology in schools	Accompanied a study order, see H5159	Similar To
S1055	Relative to social media privacy protection	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S120	Relative to consumer data privacy	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S166	To protect the privacy of lottery winners	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S222	To clarify and enhance privacy protections for electronic health records	Accompanied a study order, see S2537	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
S850	To protect the privacy of children in eviction proceedings	Accompanied a new draft, see H4934	Similar To
S968	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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