HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1984        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1273

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

12/27/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

12/27/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

12/27/2017

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

12/27/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

12/27/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

12/27/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

12/27/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

12/27/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

12/27/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

12/27/2017

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

12/27/2017

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

12/27/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

12/27/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1984        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1273

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1273) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by a special task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the use of the Internet by sex offenders.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2142 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1.  The joint committee on public safety and homeland security shall convene a task force to report on electronic communications and the feasibility of tracking sex offender internet use, via methods including but not limited to: (1) internet protocol addresses, (2) media access control addresses, (3) internet service providers, (4) electronic mail, and (5) instant messaging.  The task force’s study shall address, but not be limited to, the following areas: (1) current laws and regulations; (2) other states’ laws, regulations, and efforts; (3) the feasibility of registration of sex offenders’ online addresses; and (4) relevant civil liberties issues.

SECTION 2.  (a) The task force shall consist of 14 members: Four members of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, one of whom shall be appointed by the house committee chair, one of whom shall be appointed by the senate committee chair, one of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader, and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; four members of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy, one of whom shall be appointed by the house committee chair, one of whom shall be appointed by the senate committee chair, one of whom shall be appointed by the house minority leader, and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate minority leader; one member of the state police, who shall be appointed by the colonel of the state police; one licensed attorney, with experience in civil rights’ cases, who shall be appointed by the attorney general; and four experts who shall be appointed by the commissioners of the department of public utilities upon a majority vote, provided two of the experts have had significant knowledge of a private telecommunications company.

The task force may consult with other government agencies, both federal and state, as well as members of the telecommunication community.

SECTION 3.  The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations, to the joint committee on public safety and homeland security within 12 months of the passage of this act.