HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1205        FILED ON: 2/2/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 164

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Hannah Kane

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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 relative to research data collection.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2021

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/18/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/24/2021

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/26/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1205        FILED ON: 2/2/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 164

By Mrs. Kane of Shrewsbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 164) of Hannah Kane and others relative to data collection for the research agenda of the Cannabis Control Commission.  Cannabis Policy.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3705 OF 2019-2020.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to research data collection.

 

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

        Subsection (b) of section 17 of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as inserted by section 41 of chapter 55 of the acts of 2017, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:-

        Upon request of the commission, said departments and executive offices shall: (i) provide the commission with any existing data so requested, subject to any applicable confidentiality laws and regulations regarding personally identifying information; and (ii) collect data as reasonably requested by the commission to complete the research agenda required by this section and provide such data to the commission. Any personally identifiable information contained in data acquired through this section shall not be considered a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to clause 26 (a) of chapter 4 section 7.