MA H1616

Bill

Relative to abuse prevention

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 abuse prevention. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require police officers to provide written and/or verbal notice of local domestic violence hotlines, services, and shelters with available beds when responding to domestic violence incidents. The information should be provided in a way that accommodates the victim, and translation services should be offered when possible. The purpose of these changes is to improve access to resources and support for domestic violence victims.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (11)

Carlos González (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Marcos Devers (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Chris Hendricks (D), Vanna Howard (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Jim O'Day (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1616

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1616
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1616.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1188	To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H1685	Protecting children from 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
H1870	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	No further action taken	Similar To
H1882	Relative to protecting domestic violence victims	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
H3982	Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
H4005	Relative to the water supply protection trust	Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4047	Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021	See H4005	Similar To
H5173	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H858	Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan	Accompanied a study order, see H5041	Similar To
S1023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1072	Providing protection from child enticement	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1074	To protect the privacy of 911 callers	Accompanied H1513	Similar To
S1521	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	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
S180	Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S190	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S191	Relative to unsolicited loans	Accompanied a study order, see S2666	Similar To
S2146	Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection	Accompanied a study order, see S2715	Similar To
S2314	To update the Massachusetts rideshare program	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2417	Relative to the military family advocacy program, domestic violence and child abuse and neglect	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S613	Protecting research animals	Accompanied H901	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1188

To protect consumers in the issuance of automobile insurance policies and bonds

Accompanied a study order, see H5003

Similar To

H1685

Protecting children from 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

H1870

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

No further action taken

Similar To

H1882

Relative to protecting domestic violence victims

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

H3982

Resolve relative to protecting the archaeological, geological and fossil resources of Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

H4005

Relative to the water supply protection trust

Chapter 66 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4047

Message from His Excellency the Governor returning with his objections thereto in writing the engrossed Bill relative to the water supply protection trust (see House, No. 4005). August 3, 2021

See H4005

Similar To

H5173

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

H858

Regarding a farmland protection and viability action plan

Accompanied a study order, see H5041

Similar To

S1023

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

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1072

Providing protection from child enticement

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1074

To protect the privacy of 911 callers

Accompanied H1513

Similar To

S1521

Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

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

S180

Relative to consumer protection on online automobile franchise transactions

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

Similar To

S190

Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S191

Relative to unsolicited loans

Accompanied a study order, see S2666

Similar To

S2146

Promoting net neutrality and consumer protection

Accompanied a study order, see S2715

Similar To

S2314

To update the Massachusetts rideshare program

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

Similar To

S2417

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

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S613

Protecting research animals

Accompanied H901

Similar To

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