MA S1144

Bill

MA S1144

To recover assets used in the commission of sexual offenses

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 recover assets used in the commission of sexual offenses. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to recover assets used in the commission of sexual offenses. The key provisions are: 1. Any holder of a winning lottery ticket who is convicted of a sexual offense violation shall be ineligible for any remaining portion of the prize not yet disbursed, and the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission shall return the remaining balance of the prize to the State Lottery and Gaming Fund. 2. All monies furnished or intended to be furnished in exchange for forced labor or sexual servitude, as well as all monies used or intended to be used to facilitate any violation of the specified sexual offense sections, shall be subject to forfeiture to the Commonwealth and made available for victim restitution. 3. The title and language of the existing statute on property subject to forfeiture resulting from the specified sexual offense violations are updated to reflect the expanded scope of offenses covered. 4. The bill also clarifies that the forfeiture provisions apply to any monies received from the Commonwealth, including lottery prizes, that were used or intended to be used to facilitate the specified sexual offenses.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1144

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1144
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1144.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1242	Relative to transfers of assets by MassHealth members	Accompanied S801	Similar To
H1452	Regarding asset forfeiture	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To
H1749	For uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1757	Relative to forfeiture reform	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To
S1033	Relative to uniform fiduciary access to digital assets	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S2281	Relative to a special commission to study MBTA assets in the City of Boston	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S801	Relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S965	Relative to forfeiture reform	Accompanied a new draft, see S2671	Similar To

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