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H1676 • 2025

An Act to respect and protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors

An Act to respect and protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors

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Sponsor
Michelle M. DuBois
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act to respect and protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors

An Act to respect and protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act to respect and protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1676) of Michelle M.
  • DuBois for legislation to protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-06-11 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to respect and protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors
By Representative DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1676) of Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to protect domestic violence and sexual assault victims and survivors. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1676

Section 97D, of Chapter 41, as so appearing in the 2020 General Laws, is hereby amended by inserting the following after "performance of their duties" in line 14:-

and (iii) police departments, district attorneys and other legal bodies shall respond to public request for statistical data on reports of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault or attempts to commit such offenses as well as for reports of abuse perpetrated by family or household members, as defined in section 1 of chapter 209A, with personal information redacted in accordance with Section 10 of Chapter 66;

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