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H1781 • 2025

An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims

An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims

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Sponsor
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims

An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1781) of Bradley H.
  • Jones, Jr., and others relative to the release of sex offender information to victims.
  • 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 relative to the release of sex offender information to victims
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1781) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the release of sex offender information to victims. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1781

Section 178I of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph, the following:-

“Upon the request of a victim who has enrolled in the board’s victim services unit, the board shall inform the victim of the sex offender’s final classification, as well as the sex offender’s home address, secondary address, work address and where the offender attends school.”

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