MA S786

Bill

MA S786

Relative to obtaining relief from abuse and harassment

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to obtaining relief from abuse and harassment. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts law to allow minors aged 13 and older to appear in court without a parent or guardian to request or oppose an order for protection from abuse or harassment. The bill requires the court to appoint an attorney to represent any minor seeking relief without a parent or guardian. It also specifies that a parent, guardian, or other appropriate adult can still file or oppose a request for relief on behalf of a minor of any age, and that the court must consider the wishes of the minor plaintiff aged 13 or older in deciding whether to grant relief and in determining the contents of the order.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

Jennifer Benson (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Kay Khan (D), Jason Lewis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2313 (on 03/01/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S786

(24 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S786
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S786.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1638	Providing property tax relief for certain caregivers	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H2267	Relative to the mandated reporter law	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H2392	Relative to safe in-patient alcoholism or substance abuse treatment	Accompanied a study order, see H4624	Similar To
H2393	Relative to substance abuse accountable care organizations	Accompanied a study order, see H4557	Similar To
H2845	Relative to substance abuse education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see H4678	Similar To
H339	Relative to mandatory reporting of elder abuse	Accompanied a new draft, see H4494	Similar To
H345	Relative to establishing multi-disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse	No further action taken	Similar To
H3904	To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders	Accompanied a study order, see H4721	Similar To
H4311	An Order relative to updating the structures, policies, procedures and operations of the human resources function for the House of Representatives, including those that relate to ensuring a workplace free of sexual harassment and retaliation [for the report of the Counsel to the House on this subject, see H4263]	No further action taken	Similar To
H4852	Relative to mandated reporter reform	No further action taken	Similar To
S1082	Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1085	Enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric and substance abuse holds	Accompanied a study order, see S2508	Similar To
S1568	Relative to the relief of mortgage debt	Accompanied H3337	Similar To
S1632	Relative to sales tax relief in the aftermath of an emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2061	Establishing a Special Senate committee on addiction prevention, treatment and recovery	Placed on file	Similar To
S2313	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2619	Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver	New draft substituted, see S2670	Similar To
S2670	Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S275	Relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education	Accompanied a study order, see S2424	Similar To
S302	Relative to substance abuse education in public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2385	Similar To
S353	To prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes	Accompanied a study order, see S2419	Similar To
S582	To limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services	Accompanied a new draft, see S2403	Similar To
S64	To establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability	Accompanied a new draft, see S2213	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1638

Providing property tax relief for certain caregivers

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H2267

Relative to the mandated reporter law

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H2392

Relative to safe in-patient alcoholism or substance abuse treatment

Accompanied a study order, see H4624

Similar To

H2393

Relative to substance abuse accountable care organizations

Accompanied a study order, see H4557

Similar To

H2845

Relative to substance abuse education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see H4678

Similar To

H339

Relative to mandatory reporting of elder abuse

Accompanied a new draft, see H4494

Similar To

H345

Relative to establishing multi-disciplinary teams with district attorneys to investigate elder abuse

No further action taken

Similar To

H3904

To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders

Accompanied a study order, see H4721

Similar To

H4311

An Order relative to updating the structures, policies, procedures and operations of the human resources function for the House of Representatives, including those that relate to ensuring a workplace free of sexual harassment and retaliation [for the report of the Counsel to the House on this subject, see H4263]

No further action taken

Similar To

H4852

Relative to mandated reporter reform

No further action taken

Similar To

S1082

Providing opportunity for youth with substance abuse needs

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

Similar To

S1085

Enabling physician assistants to authorize psychiatric and substance abuse holds

Accompanied a study order, see S2508

Similar To

S1568

Relative to the relief of mortgage debt

Accompanied H3337

Similar To

S1632

Relative to sales tax relief in the aftermath of an emergency

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2061

Establishing a Special Senate committee on addiction prevention, treatment and recovery

Placed on file

Similar To

S2313

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S2619

Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver

New draft substituted, see S2670

Similar To

S2670

Creating senior tax relief in the town of Carver.

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 299 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

S275

Relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education

Accompanied a study order, see S2424

Similar To

S302

Relative to substance abuse education in public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2385

Similar To

S353

To prevent patient abuse and death in nursing homes

Accompanied a study order, see S2419

Similar To

S582

To limit retroactive denials of health insurance claims for mental health and substance abuse services

Accompanied a new draft, see S2403

Similar To

S64

To establish a registry of caretakers found to have substantiated abuse against persons with intellectual disability or developmental disability

Accompanied a new draft, see S2213

Similar To

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