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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.82 193rd (Current)

An Act relative to protecting the residents of the Commonwealth

By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 82) of Michael J. Soter and others for legislation to protect residents of the Commonwealth from the threat posed by certain foreign adversaries using current or potential future social media companies. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Michael J. Soter

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to protect residents of the Commonwealth from the threat posed by certain foreign adversaries using current or potential future social media companies that those foreign adversaries control to surveil residents of the Commonwealth , therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety.

Petitioners

Name District/Address
Michael J. Soter 8th Worcester
Marcus S. Vaughn 9th Norfolk
Steven George Xiarhos 5th Barnstable
F. Jay Barrows 1st Bristol
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. 20th Middlesex
James C. Arena-DeRosa 8th Middlesex
Steven S. Howitt 4th Bristol
Hannah Kane 11th Worcester
Patricia A. Haddad 5th Bristol
Jeffrey N. Roy 10th Norfolk
Christopher Hendricks 11th Bristol
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex
Joseph D. McKenna 18th Worcester
David K. Muradian, Jr. 9th Worcester
Kelly W. Pease 4th Hampden
Kimberly N. Ferguson 1st Worcester
Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex
Simon Cataldo 14th Middlesex

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