MA H1644

Bill

Establishing a bill of rights for survivors of sexual assault and related purposes

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a bill of rights for survivors of sexual assault and related purposes. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a bill of rights for survivors of sexual assault in Massachusetts. It provides survivors with the right to consult with a sexual assault counselor and have a support person present during medical examinations and interviews with law enforcement, prosecutors, or defense attorneys. The bill also requires medical providers to inform survivors of their rights, prohibits charging survivors for the medical examination, and mandates the prompt analysis of sexual assault forensic evidence. Additionally, it creates a task force to study best practices and make recommendations to improve the handling of sexual assault cases and support for survivors. Overall, the bill aims to protect the rights and ensure the fair treatment of survivors of sexual assault.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (18)

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D)*, Natalie Higgins (D)*, Carol Doherty (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Mary Keefe (D), Meghan Kilcoyne (D), Jack Lewis (D), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Susan Moran (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Dan Sena (D), Andy Vargas (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5173 (on 10/27/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1644

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1644
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1644.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2302	Protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H4013	Relative to sexual assault evidence kits	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H5173	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H615	Relative to empowering Massachusetts students to end sexual violence	Accompanied a new draft, see S2495	Similar To
S1073	Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1128	Expanding confidentiality protections to certain sexual assault counselors	Accompanied H1821	Similar To
S1488	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4330	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
S2102	Promoting equality and respect in the legislature	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S939	Improving protections for sexual assault survivors	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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MA H1644

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