SENATE DOCKET, NO. 374        FILED ON: 1/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 130

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barbara A. L'Italien

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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 removing fees for security freezes and disclosures of consumer credit reports.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

 

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/27/2017

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2017

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

2/1/2017

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/2/2017

Michael F. Rush

Norfolk and Suffolk

2/2/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

2/2/2017

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

2/2/2017

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

2/2/2017

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/2/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

2/2/2017

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/2/2017

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

2/3/2017

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/3/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/3/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/3/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/3/2017

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/6/2017

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

2/15/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

2/23/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

9/20/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

9/20/2017

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

9/20/2017

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

9/20/2017

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

9/20/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

9/26/2017

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

9/26/2017

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

10/4/2017

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

11/9/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 374        FILED ON: 1/16/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 130

By Ms. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 130) of Barbara A. L'Italien, Marjorie C. Decker, James B. Eldridge, Paul R. Heroux and other members of the General Court for legislation to remove fees for security freezes and disclosures of consumer credit reports.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act removing fees for security freezes and disclosures of consumer credit reports.

 

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 56 of chapter 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 46, after the word “days” the following words: , or you have been a victim of identity theft and submit a valid police report relating to the theft.

SECTION 2. Section 59 of said chapter 93, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof, the following subsection:-

(f) A consumer reporting agency shall not charge a consumer for any disclosures or a copy of a consumer report for a consumer who is a victim of identity theft or his spouse, provided that the victim has submitted a valid police report relating to the identity theft to the consumer reporting agency.

SECTION 3.  Section 62A of said chapter 93, as so appearing is hereby amended by striking out the eleventh paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

A consumer reporting agency shall not charge a fee to any consumer who elects to freeze, lift or remove a security freeze from a consumer report.