H1893 • 2025

An Act to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women

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Sponsor: Samantha Montaño
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 stop profiling transgender people and low-income women

An Act to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1893) of Samantha Montaño relative to transgender people and low-income women and the penalties for certain offenses.
The Judiciary.

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Bill History

2026-03-26 House
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
2025-11-26 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-11-25 Joint
Hearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-11-14 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred
House
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women
By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1893) of Samantha Montaño relative to transgender people and low-income women and the penalties for certain offenses. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1893

SECTION 1. Section 53 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1-2, the words “Common night walkers, common street walkers, both male and female,”.

SECTION 2. Section 62 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 3. Chapter 94C is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the following section:-

Section 34B: Any person who, in good faith, reports a crime shall not be charged or prosecuted for (i) possession of a controlled substance under section 34, (ii) sex for fee under chapter 272 section 53A subsections (a) or (b), or found in violation of a condition of probation or pretrial release as determined by a court or a condition of parole, as determined by the parole board if the evidence for the above enumerated offenses was gained as a result of reporting a crime.

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