H 1428 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to personal information

This bill prohibits any individual, business, or organization from publicly sharing specific personal information about police officers, their spouses, or their children without the officer's consent. The law defines personal information to include home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, personal photos, and vehicle details, and it applies to any public posting or display on the internet. Violations of this rule are punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, imprisonment for up to two and a half years, or both penalties.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Jun 5, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Photo of Edward F. Coppinger
Edward F. Coppinger
DDemocratic
MA
10th Suffolk