HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2192 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2583
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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 |
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John H. Rogers | 12th Norfolk |
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Mathew Muratore | 1st Plymouth |
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Joan B. Lovely | Second Essex |
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Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex |
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Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk |
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Juana B. Matias | 16th Essex |
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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.”