Bill Text: MA H2235 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: The establishment of a task force (including members of the General Court) to study use of the Internet by sex offenders
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-06-28 - Referred to the HOUSE RULES [H2235 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H2235-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Viriato Manuel deMacedo |
1st Plymouth |
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Bradley H. Jones, Jr. |
20th Middlesex |
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George N. Peterson, Jr. |
9th Worcester |
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Elizabeth Poirier |
14th Bristol |
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F. Jay Barrows |
1st Bristol |
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Paul K. Frost |
7th Worcester |
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Susan Williams Gifford |
2nd Plymouth |
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Bradford R. Hill |
4th Essex |
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Richard J. Ross |
9th Norfolk |
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Todd M. Smola |
1st Hampden |
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Robert S. Hargraves |
1st Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2328 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by
sex offenders.
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. The joint committee on public safety and homeland security shall convene a task force to report on electronic communications and the feasibility of tracking sex offender internet use, via methods including but not limited to: (1) internet protocol addresses, (2) media access control addresses, (3) internet service providers, (4) electronic mail, and (5) instant messaging. The task force’s study shall address, but not be limited to, the following areas: (1) current laws and regulations; (2) other states laws, regulations, and efforts; (3) the feasibility of registration of sex offenders’ online addresses; and (4) relevant civil liberties issues.
SECTION 2. (a) The task force shall consist of:
(1) Three members of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy, two to be appointed by the chair, one to be appointed by the house minority leader;
(2) Three members of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, two to be appointed by the chair, one to be appointed by the house minority leader;
(3) One member of the state police, to be appointed by the colonel of the state police;
(4) One licensed attorney, with experience in civil rights’ cases, to be appointed by the attorney general; and
(5) Four experts to be appointed by the commissioners of the department of public utilities upon a majority vote, provided two of the experts have had significant knowledge of a private telecommunications company.
(b) The task force may consult with other government agencies, both federal and state, as well as members of the telecommunication community.
SECTION 3. The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations to the joint committee on public safety and homeland security within 12 months of enactment.
