H84 • 2025

An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders

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Sponsor: Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
Last action: 2025-10-16
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Rules
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders

An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
84) of Bradley H.
Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to provide for an investigation by a special task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the use of the Internet by sex offenders.
Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.

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Bill History

2025-10-16 House
Discharged to the committee on House Rules
2025-09-17 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2025-06-30 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 07/10/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act creating a task force to study the use of the internet by sex offenders
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 84) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for legislation to provide for an investigation by a special task force (including members of the General Court) relative to the use of the Internet by sex offenders. Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Rules

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Bill H.84

SECTION 1. The joint committee on public safety and homeland security shall convene a task force to report on electronic communications and the feasibility of tracking sex offender internet use, via methods including but not limited to: (1) internet protocol addresses, (2) media access control addresses, (3) internet service providers, (4) electronic mail, and (5) instant messaging.

The task force’s study shall address, but not be limited to, the following areas: (1) current laws and regulations; (2) other states laws, regulations, and efforts; (3) the feasibility of registration of sex offenders’ online addresses; and (4) relevant civil liberties issues.

SECTION 2.

(a) The task force shall consist of: three members of the joint committee on telecommunications, utilities, and energy, two to be appointed by the chair, one to be appointed by the house minority leader; three members of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security, two to be appointed by the chair, one to be appointed by the house minority leader; one member of the state police, to be appointed by the colonel of the state police; one licensed attorney, with experience in civil rights’ cases, to be appointed by the attorney general; and four experts to be appointed by the commissioners of the department of public utilities upon a majority vote, provided two of the experts have had significant knowledge of a private telecommunications company.

(b) The task force may consult with other government agencies, both federal and state, as well as members of the telecommunication community.

SECTION 3.

The task force shall submit a report, including any draft legislation and regulations to the joint committee on public safety and homeland security within 12 months of the passage of this act.

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