MA H1691

Bill

MA H1691

Relative to the release of sex offender information to 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 the release of sex offender information to victims. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to require the Sex Offender Registry Board to inform victims who have enrolled in the board's victim services unit of a sex offender's final classification, as well as the sex offender's home address, secondary address, work address, and where the offender attends school. This provision is intended to provide victims with more information about the sex offenders in their communities.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (8)

Brad Jones (R)*, Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Matt Muratore (R), Alyson Sullivan (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1691

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1691
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1691.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H2492	Relative to the disclosure of certain police reports	No further action taken	Similar To
H3866	Regarding DNA exception rule for victims of rape	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1003	Denying paternity rights to perpetrators of rape	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1093	Promoting safety for victims of violent crime and human trafficking	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1571	Relative to the disclosure of certain police reports	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S638	Relative to Holocaust victims insurance relief	Accompanied a study order, see S2700	Similar To
S958	To protect the privacy of crime victims	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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