1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2039 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1580 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Bradley H. Jones, Jr. _________________ 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 release of sex offender information to victims. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/30/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/9/2023 1 of 1 HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2039 FILED ON: 1/19/2023 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1580 By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1580) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the release of sex offender information to victims. The Judiciary. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ An Act relative to the release of sex offender information to victims. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Section 178I of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph, the following: — 3Upon the request of a victim who has enrolled in the board’s victim services unit, the board shall 4inform the victim of the sex offender’s final classification, as well as the sex offender’s home 5address, secondary address, work address and where the offender attends school.