SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2157        FILED ON: 4/7/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2053

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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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 ensuring internet security and privacy.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

 

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

 

Donald F. Humason, Jr.

Second Hampden and Hampshire

 

Viriato M. deMacedo

Plymouth and Barnstable

 

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

 

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

 

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

4/7/2017

Mark C. Montigny

Second Bristol and Plymouth

4/7/2017

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

4/7/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

4/8/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

4/7/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

4/7/2017

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

4/10/2017

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

4/10/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

4/10/2017

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

4/10/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

4/10/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

4/25/2017

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

4/10/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

4/10/2017

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

4/10/2017

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

4/10/2017

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

4/11/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

4/12/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

4/11/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

4/12/2017

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

4/12/2017

Kathleen O'Connor Ives

First Essex

4/13/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

4/12/2017

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

4/13/2017

Sonia Chang-Diaz

Second Suffolk

4/18/2017

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

4/24/2017

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

4/27/2017

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

5/22/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2157        FILED ON: 4/7/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2053

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2053) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Bruce E. Tarr, Richard J. Ross, Donald F. Humason, Jr., Viriato M. deMacedo and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure internet security and privacy.  Economic Development and Emerging Technologies.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act ensuring internet security and privacy.

 

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.  Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, no telecommunications or internet service provider that has entered into a franchise agreement, right-of-way- agreement, or other contract with the commonwealth 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, or otherwise operates in the commonwealth of Massachusetts may collect, use, disclose or otherwise disseminate, 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. No such telecommunication or internet service provider shall add an additional surcharge for customers that do not provide their express written approval, and said providers shall not refuse to provide services to a customer on the grounds that the customer has not approved collection, use, disclosure or other forms of dissemination of the customer’s personal information”