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H1838 • 2025

An Act requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system

An Act requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system

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Sponsor
David Paul Linsky
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 requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system

An Act requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1838) of David Paul Linsky for legislation to require the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system.
  • 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. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence recordkeeping system
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1838) of David Paul Linsky for legislation to require the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1838

SECTION 1. The commissioner of probation is hereby authorized and directed to include any injunction issued, whether a temporary, preliminary, permanent or final injunction, pursuant to sections 11H or section 11I of chapter 12, or section 127B of chapter 266, in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system created pursuant to St. 1992, c. 188 § 7.

Such information shall be made available to judges considering the issuance of any injunction pursuant to sections 11H or 12I of chapter 12, or section 127B of chapter 266.

Further, such information shall be made available to criminal justice agencies through the criminal justice information system maintained by the executive office of public safety.

SECTION 2.

Section 11H of chapter 12 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentences:—

Upon issuance of an injunction, whether a final injunctive order, or a temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunction, as provided in this section, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of such order to the commissioner of probation for entry into the statewide domestic violence record keeping system.

The Attorney General shall transmit to the commissioner of probation a certified copy of each order obtained under this section that is in effect on the effective date of this amendment, for entry into the statewide domestic violence record keeping system.

SECTION 3.

Section 11I of chapter 12 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence the following sentence:—

Upon issuance of an injunction, whether a final injunctive order, or a temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunction, as provided in this section, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of such order to the commissioner of probation for entry into the statewide domestic violence record keeping system.

SECTION 4.

Section 127B of chapter 266 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the last sentence of the first paragraph, the following sentence: Upon issuance of an injunction, whether a final injunctive order, or a temporary, preliminary, or permanent injunction, as provided in this section, the clerk shall transmit a certified copy of such order to the commissioner of probation for entry into the statewide domestic violence record keeping system.

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