S 1133 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act to establish the Massachusetts judicial security act

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Judicial Security Act to protect the personal information of current and retired judges and their immediate family members. It prohibits government agencies from publicly posting these individuals' contact details online without their written consent and requires such agencies to remove the information within 72 hours of a request. Additionally, the law bans data brokers from selling or sharing this data and mandates that any entity displaying this information must delete it from the internet within three days of receiving a removal request. The legislation also allows judges to seek legal recourse and recover legal fees if their private information is leaked due to a violation of these rules.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Feb 8, 2024
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This bill passed the House. 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
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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John Velis
DDemocratic
MA
Hampden and Hampshire