MA S915

Bill

MA S915

To provide transparent sex offender information to the public

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide transparent sex offender information to the public. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to increase transparency regarding sex offender information by making several changes to existing Massachusetts General Laws. Specifically, it amends Section 178D of Chapter 6 to include "institutions of higher learning" in the information that can be provided to the public about sex offenders. It also modifies Section 178J of Chapter 6 by removing the phrase "if available," which likely means that certain information will now be required to be disclosed rather than being optional. Furthermore, the bill inserts the term "level 1" into Section 178J and Section 178I of Chapter 6, which likely refers to a classification system for sex offenders, suggesting that information about level 1 offenders will be more readily accessible or specifically addressed.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Bruce Tarr (R)*, Kathleen O'Connor Ives (D), Richard Ross (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2204 (on 04/04/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S915

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/Senate/S915
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S915
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S915.pdf

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