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MA S2207

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Rebecca Rausch

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Origin

Senate

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Adds a new exemption to public records law protecting documents covered by attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or other doctrinal protections from disclosure

  • Requires all state agencies and municipalities to create, implement, maintain, and enforce comprehensive information governance (IG) plans for document and data retention and disposal

  • IG plans must include protocols for storage, naming, privacy, security, routine disposal, methods to halt disposal when necessary, and appropriate sharing of documents in any format

  • IG plans must comply with the state records retention schedule maintained by the Secretary of the Commonwealth and must themselves be available as public records (with permitted redactions)

  • Attorney General is granted enforcement authority over these information governance requirements

Legislative Description

Regarding information governance

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

2/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means2/9/2026
State Administration and Regulatory Oversight2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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