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MA H1609
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Tackey Chan
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AI Summary
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Requires registered sex offenders to report all electronic aliases, addresses, and domains, including email addresses, website registrations, messaging and chat service usernames, and personally owned websites
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Adds electronic identity information to the data that must be included in sex offender registry records and shared with law enforcement agencies
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Requires offenders to notify authorities of any changes to or additions of electronic aliases, addresses, or domains
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Establishes penalties for failure to report changes in electronic identity information, treating it the same as failure to report a change of physical address
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Allows searches of the sex offender registry by electronic alias, address, or domain in addition to searches by name
Legislative Description
Regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century
Last Action
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
10/20/2025