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H1808 • 2025

An Act maintaining the integrity of sex offender classifications

An Act maintaining the integrity of sex offender classifications

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Sponsor
Patrick Joseph Kearney
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 maintaining the integrity of sex offender classifications

An Act maintaining the integrity of sex offender classifications By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act maintaining the integrity of sex offender classifications By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1808) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to reclassification of sex offenders by the Sex Offender Registry Board.
  • 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 maintaining the integrity of sex offender classifications
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1808) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to reclassification of sex offenders by the Sex Offender Registry Board. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1808

Section 178L of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(3)(a) For offender-initiated motions for reclassification, the burden of proof shall be on the sex offender to show by clear and convincing evidence that his or her risk of re-offense and degree of dangerousness posed to the public have decreased following his or her final classification. In making this determination, the board may consider information used in prior classification decisions.

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