SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2226 FILED ON: 2/19/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 992
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Julian Cyr
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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 stop profiling transgender people and low-income women.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
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Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands |
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Erika Uyterhoeven | 27th Middlesex | 3/19/2021 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 3/25/2021 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 4/2/2021 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 4/13/2021 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 4/29/2021 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 12/27/2021 |
Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | 1/26/2022 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2226 FILED ON: 2/19/2021
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 992
By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 992) of Julian Cyr, Erika Uyterhoeven, Jack Patrick Lewis and Natalie M. Higgins for legislation to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women. The Judiciary. |
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 stop profiling transgender people and low-income women.
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 53 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1-2, the words “Common night walkers, common street walkers, both male and female,”.
SECTION 2. Section 62 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. Chapter 94C is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the following section:-
Section 34B: Any person who, in good faith, reports a crime shall not be charged or prosecuted for (i) possession of a controlled substance under section 34, (ii) sex for fee under chapter 272 section 53A subsections (a) or (b), or found in violation of a condition of probation or pretrial release as determined by a court or a condition of parole, as determined by the parole board if the evidence for the above enumerated offenses was gained as a result of reporting a crime.