MA S958

Bill

MA S958

To protect the privacy of crime victims

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 protect the privacy of crime victims. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the existing Massachusetts law to protect the privacy of crime victims. It establishes that all records and information received, obtained, or maintained by the state's crime victim compensation division shall be confidential and privileged, and cannot be disclosed except in limited circumstances. These exceptions include disclosing information for processing a claim, responding to a legal action, with the consent of the claimant, for criminal justice purposes, or as required by court order or rules of criminal procedure.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S958

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S958
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S958.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1513	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	No further action taken	Similar To
H1783	To ensure backyard privacy	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H4013	Relative to sexual assault evidence kits	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S1074	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	Accompanied H1513	Similar To
S1100	Protecting survivors of domestic abuse	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1170	Relative to social media privacy protection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1435	Relative to patient identity and privacy protection in waiting rooms	Accompanied a study order, see S2891	Similar To
S220	To protect personal biometric data	Accompanied a new draft, see S2687	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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