MA H1926

Bill

MA H1926

To protect employees of DCF

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 penalties for threatening an employee of Department of Children and Families. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to establish penalties for threatening an employee of the Department of Children and Families (DCF). Specifically, it would make it a crime to knowingly threaten a DCF employee in a way that places the employee in reasonable belief of death or serious bodily injury. The penalty for such a threat would be up to 2 years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000, or both. Additionally, if the threat is made with the intent to prevent the reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect to DCF, the penalty would be the same. The goal of this bill is to protect DCF employees from threats and intimidation, which can impede their ability to effectively carry out their duties of investigating and addressing reports of child welfare concerns.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Susannah Whipps (I)*, Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1926

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1926
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1926.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H187	Requiring the documentation of child counsel appointments	No further action taken	Similar To
H232	Relative to foster care recruitment	No further action taken	Similar To
H2639	To provide pensions to surviving spouses of Department of Children and Families social workers killed in the line of duty	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2744	Relative to the retirement benefits of certain employees of the Department of Children and Families	Accompanied a study order, see H5319	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H87	Relative to accountability for vulnerable children and families	Accompanied a new draft, see H88	Similar To
S2961	Establishing a sick leave bank for Rafael Valentin, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families	Accompanied a new draft, see S2966	Similar To
S87	Establishing a Foster Parents' Bill of Rights	New draft substituted, see S2954	Similar To
S88	Establishing the Massachusetts foster care review office	Accompanied a study order, see S3050	Similar To
S98	Establishing a program to promote infant sleep safety	Accompanied a study order, see S2624	Similar To

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