An Act relative to CORI fees
HD 1339 amends Massachusetts law to expand access to Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) requests. It allows parents, legal guardians, or custodians to request criminal record checks for childcare providers who have or may have direct contact with their children. This change specifically adds childcare providers to the list of individuals whose records can be accessed under CORI for background checks. The bill modifies existing law to clarify this expanded access but does not change CORI fees or processing procedures. It directly affects families seeking background checks on childcare providers before entrusting them with their children.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025
Last action Mar 26, 2026
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
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Jones
RRepublican
Co
Kim Ferguson
RRepublican
Co
Paul Frost
RRepublican
Co
Todd Smola
RRepublican
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