H 1617 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act supporting consenting young adults

This bill modifies Massachusetts laws regarding sexual relations between young adults and minors to reduce criminal penalties in specific circumstances. It creates an exception where individuals are not prosecuted if they are no more than two years older than the minor and the minor is at least 13 years old. Additionally, the bill mandates that cases involving defendants under the age of criminal majority must be handled exclusively in juvenile court rather than adult court. Finally, it repeals an existing statute that previously addressed similar situations.
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
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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