MA H1882

Bill

MA H1882

Relative to protecting domestic violence victims

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to protecting domestic violence victims. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 18C of the Massachusetts General Laws to establish an immediate duty to retreat for individuals who illegally enter a dwelling place where one or more people are present, including minors. If the intruder fails to retreat, they forfeit any rights to civil or criminal action against the legal occupants for any injuries sustained. Additionally, the bill imposes harsher penalties, including a minimum 5-year prison sentence, for illegal entry into a dwelling with minors present, and life imprisonment or at least 20 years for illegal entry while armed, using force, or causing injury.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (17)

Alyson Sullivan (R)*, David DeCoste (R), Paul Frost (R), Colleen Garry (D), Susan Gifford (R), Chris Hendricks (D), Steven Howitt (R), Patrick Kearney (D), Dave Muradian (R), Matt Muratore (R), Norm Orrall (R), Kelly Pease (R), Dave Robertson (D), Mike Soter (R), Timothy Whelan (R), Bud Williams (D), Steve Xiarhos (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1882

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1882
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1882.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1642	Relative to improving training for child advocates to recognize indicators of domestic violence	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1730	Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1753	Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1919	Relative to protecting victims of domestic violence	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	No further action taken	Similar To
H3694	Relative to the military family advocacy program, domestic violence and child abuse and neglect	No further action taken	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1076	Relative to visitation and family court matters in domestic violence cases	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S176	To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S190	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S702	Providing protections to victims of domestic violence in connection with property insurance claims	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1642

Relative to improving training for child advocates to recognize indicators of domestic violence

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1730

Requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1753

Increasing fair housing protections for domestic violence survivors

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1919

Relative to protecting victims of domestic violence

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2023

Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth

No further action taken

Similar To

H3694

Relative to the military family advocacy program, domestic violence and child abuse and neglect

No further action taken

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1023

Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1076

Relative to visitation and family court matters in domestic violence cases

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S176

To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S190

Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S702

Providing protections to victims of domestic violence in connection with property insurance claims

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

Similar To

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