MA H1660

Bill

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

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

AI Summary

This bill aims to protect vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by individuals in positions of trust or authority, such as mandated reporters, persons with supervisory responsibility, or transportation providers. It creates a new criminal offense for sexual intercourse or indecent assault and battery against a vulnerable adult by these individuals, with penalties of up to 20 years in prison for the first offense and life imprisonment for subsequent offenses. The bill also adds this new offense to the definition of "sex offense" under the state's sex offender registry laws.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Kate Hogan (D)*, Hannah Kane (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1660

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1660
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1660.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2302	Protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H4013	Relative to sexual assault evidence kits	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
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
S1128	Expanding confidentiality protections to certain sexual assault counselors	Accompanied H1821	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
S939	Improving protections for sexual assault survivors	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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