HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 374        FILED ON: 1/20/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 277

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Steven G. Xiarhos and Timothy R. Whelan

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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 to improve child safety.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

1/20/2021

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/21/2021

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

2/18/2021

David T. Vieira

3rd Barnstable

2/19/2021

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

2/19/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

2/22/2021

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

2/25/2021

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

2/26/2021

Kelly W. Pease

4th Hampden

2/26/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/26/2021

Norman J. Orrall

12th Bristol

2/26/2021

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

4/8/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/2/2021

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/28/2021

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

5/5/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 374        FILED ON: 1/20/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 277

By Messrs. Xiarhos of Barnstable and Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 277) of Steven G. Xiarhos, Timothy R. Whelan and others for legislation to further regulate the sharing of certain police reports by investigators of the Department of Children and Families.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

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 to improve child safety.

 

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

Section 97D of Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence prior to the last sentence now existing in the section:

“Provided further, that nothing in this section shall be construed as to prevent law enforcement officers from making any such reports or communication accessible to investigators employed by the Department of Children and Families.”