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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jennifer E. Benson

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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 prohibiting the collection of personal information from a consumer.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

4/3/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

4/4/2017

Carlos González

10th Hampden

4/4/2017

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

 

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

4/4/2017

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

 

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

 

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

4/8/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

 

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

4/4/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

 

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

 

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

 

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

 

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

 

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

 

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

 

Carmine L. Gentile

13th Middlesex

 

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

 

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

4/7/2017

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

 

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Natalie Higgins

4th Worcester

 

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

 

Patricia A. Haddad

5th Bristol

 

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

 

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

 

Jay R. Kaufman

15th Middlesex

 

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

 

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

4/10/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3888        FILED ON: 4/3/2017

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By Ms. Benson of Lunenburg, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Jennifer E. Benson and others for legislation to prohibit certain telecommunications or internet service providers from collecting personal information from customers without express written approval.  Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act prohibiting the collection of personal information from a consumer.

 

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. Chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 114 the following section:-

Section 115. No telecommunications or internet service provider that has entered into a franchise agreement, right-of-way agreement, or other contract with the state of Massachusetts or a political subdivision, or that uses facilities that are subject to such agreements, even if it is not a party to the agreement, may collect personal information from a customer resulting from the customer’s use of the telecommunications or internet service provider without express written approval from the customer.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effective upon its passage.