HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3239        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 287

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ronald Mariano

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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 updating chapter 93H data security protections to include biometric information.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Ronald Mariano

3rd Norfolk

1/18/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

1/31/2019

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

1/31/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

1/31/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

1/31/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/31/2019

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

1/31/2019

Gerard J. Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/31/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Joseph A. Boncore

First Suffolk and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

1/31/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/31/2019

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/31/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2019

William C. Galvin

6th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/1/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/1/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul Brodeur

32nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3239        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 287

By Mr. Mariano of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 287) of Ronald Mariano and others for legislation to protect the privacy and security of biometric information.  Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1985 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act updating chapter 93H data security protections to include biometric information.

 

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to protect the privacy and security of residents’ biometric information, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
 

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 1 of chapter 93H of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Agency” the following definition:-

“Biometric indicator”, any unique biological attribute or measurement that can be used to authenticate the identity of an individual, including but not limited to fingerprints, genetic information, iris or retina patterns, facial characteristics, or hand geometry.

SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 93H, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking the word “or” in line 44 and inserting after the word “account;” in line 48 the following:-

or (d) a biometric indicator