HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2192        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2583

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul Tucker

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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 relative to a polygraph testing for police officer applicants.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul Tucker

7th Essex

1/19/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

 

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

 

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

 

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

 

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

 

Juana B. Matias

16th Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2192        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2583

By Mr. Tucker of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2583) of Paul Tucker and others relative to polygraph testing procedures for police officer applicants.  Public Service.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act relative to a polygraph testing for police officer applicants.

 

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. Section 19B of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out subsection (2) and inserting in place thereof the following new subsection

“(2) It shall be unlawful for any employer or his agent, with respect to any of his employees, or any person applying to him for employment, excluding any person applying for employment as a police officer, to subject such person to, or request such person to take a lie detector test within or without the commonwealth, or to discharge, not hire, demote or otherwise discriminate against such person for the assertion of rights arising hereunder. This section shall not apply to lie detector tests administered by law enforcement agencies as may be otherwise permitted in criminal investigations.”