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MA H638
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jay Livingstone
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AI Summary
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Library records revealing a patron's identity and intellectual pursuits (such as borrowing history) would be excluded from the definition of public records under Massachusetts law
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Access to patron library records would require either a warrant issued under Chapter 276 or exigent circumstances
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Amends Chapter 78 of the General Laws by removing existing language and creating a new Section 7A with strengthened privacy protections
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Filed on 1/15/2025 by Rep. Jay D. Livingstone (8th Suffolk) with co-sponsors Rep. Lindsay N. Sabadosa (1st Hampshire) and Rep. Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (14th Essex)
Legislative Description
To protect library patron privacy
Last Action
Read second and ordered to a third reading
10/23/2025
Committee Referrals
Steering, Policy and Scheduling9/25/2025
Education2/27/2025
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