HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1155        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3369

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carmine L. Gentile

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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 protecting information relating to the religious affiliation of an individual.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/18/2017

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

12/27/2017

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

3/13/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

12/27/2017

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

12/27/2017

Jack Lewis

7th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

12/27/2017

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

12/27/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

12/27/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

12/27/2017

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

3/13/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

12/27/2017

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

3/15/2017

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

12/27/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

12/27/2017

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

3/15/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

3/16/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

3/17/2017

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

3/17/2017

Solomon Goldstein-Rose

3rd Hampshire

3/15/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

3/16/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

3/16/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

3/16/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1155        FILED ON: 1/18/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3369

By Mr. Gentile of Sudbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3369) of Carmine L. Gentile and others relative to the disclosure of personal religious affiliation information by the Commonwealth to federal agencies.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act protecting information relating to the religious affiliation of an individual.

 

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

Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 5 the following section:-

Section 5A. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no state agency shall provide or disclose to any federal agency or authority personal information regarding the religious affiliation of any individual that is requested for the purpose of compiling a database of individuals based solely on religious affiliation.