Massachusetts 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1564 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/16/2023

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1885       FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1564
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Daniel J. Hunt
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the sex offender registry.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel J. Hunt13th Suffolk1/17/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1885       FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1564
By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1564) of Daniel 
J. Hunt for legislation to require sex offenders to submit a current color photograph to the sex 
offender registry. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1676 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to the sex offender registry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows:
1 Amends sections 178D, 178J and 178k of chapter 6 in the MGLs by striking out the 
2following, "a photograph of the sex offender, if available"; further, inserting in place thereof, "a 
3current color photograph"