MA H1496

Bill

Relative to personal information

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 releasing personal information of police officers. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the public posting or display on the internet of personal information, such as home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and personal photographs, of police officers, their spouses, and their children without the consent of the police officer. Violators can be fined up to $5,000 or imprisoned for up to 2.5 years, or both.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Edward Coppinger (D)*, Jessica Giannino (D), Jon Santiago (D), Paul Tucker (D), Andy Vargas (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1496

(25 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1496
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1496.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1499	Relative to witness fees for retired police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1893	Relative to judicial security act	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2714	Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H2736	Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2765	Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2786	Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses	No further action taken	Similar To
H3754	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3911	Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law	No further action taken	Similar To
H3971	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H521	Relative to internet service provider data	Accompanied a study order, see H5004	Similar To
S1118	Relative to the protection of police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1645	Relative to drug recognition experts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1739	Relative to residency	No further action taken	Similar To
S1744	Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1793	Protecting veterans’ preference in hiring practices	No further action taken	Similar To
S225	Protecting personal identifying information	Accompanied a study order, see S2683	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2479	Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To
S456	Allowing individuals to protect their voter information	Accompanied a study order, see H5284	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1499

Relative to witness fees for retired police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1893

Relative to judicial security act

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2714

Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H2736

Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2765

Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2786

Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses

No further action taken

Similar To

H3754

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3911

Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law

No further action taken

Similar To

H3971

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H521

Relative to internet service provider data

Accompanied a study order, see H5004

Similar To

S1118

Relative to the protection of police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

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

Similar To

S1645

Relative to drug recognition experts

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

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1739

Relative to residency

No further action taken

Similar To

S1744

Relative to the active service buy-back program for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1793

Protecting veterans’ preference in hiring practices

No further action taken

Similar To

S225

Protecting personal identifying information

Accompanied a study order, see S2683

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

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

Similar To

S2479

Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S34

To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

S456

Allowing individuals to protect their voter information

Accompanied a study order, see H5284

Similar To

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