MA S1134

Bill

MA S1134

Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud by a medical professional

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 criminalize sexual assault by fraud by a medical professional. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to criminalize sexual assault by fraud by a medical professional. It creates two new sections in the Massachusetts General Laws: Section 13H1/2, which criminalizes indecent assault and battery on a patient or client by a medical or healthcare professional where consent was obtained through false representation of a medical purpose, and Section 22D, which criminalizes rape on a patient or client by a medical or healthcare professional where consent was obtained through false representation of a medical purpose. The bill also updates the statute of limitations section to include the new offenses.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, Hannah Kane (R),

Last Action

Accompanied H1661 (on 04/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1134

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1134
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1134.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1661	Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud of a medical professional	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
H4013	Relative to sexual assault evidence kits	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S1026	Strengthening identity theft laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1031	Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud by a medical professional	Accompanied H1436	Reintroduced
S1073	Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1488	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4330	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
S190	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S2086	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S727	Relative to preventing fraud	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1661

Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud of a medical professional

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Replaced by

H4013

Relative to sexual assault evidence kits

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S1026

Strengthening identity theft laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1031

Criminalizing sexual assault by fraud by a medical professional

Accompanied H1436

Reintroduced

S1073

Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1488

Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force

Accompanied a new draft, see H4330

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

S190

Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S2086

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

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

Similar To

S727

Relative to preventing fraud

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

Similar To

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