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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3444 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1787
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Chynah Tyler and Samantha Montaño
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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 automatically sealing cannabis records and promoting uniform digital record keeping.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Chynah Tyler7th Suffolk1/20/2023Samantha Montaño15th Suffolk1/20/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex2/14/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/14/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3444 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1787
By Representatives Tyler of Boston and Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1787) of Chynah Tyler, Samantha Montaño and others relative to sealing cannabis
records and promoting uniform digital record keeping. The Judiciary.
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 automatically sealing cannabis records and promoting uniform digital record keeping.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 100K ¼
2the following section:-
3 SECTION 100K ½ (a) Massachusetts courts shall seal all records created as a result of a
4criminal court appearance, juvenile court appearance or disposition for: (1) the possession or
5cultivation of an amount of marijuana decriminalized by chapter 387 of the acts of 2008; (2) the
6possession or cultivation of an amount of marijuana decriminalized by chapter 334 of the acts of
72016; (3) the possession or cultivation of an amount of marijuana decriminalized by chapter 55
8of the acts of 2017; (4) possession of marijuana with intent to distribute based on an amount of
9marijuana decriminalized by chapter 387 of the acts of 2008, chapter 334 of the acts of 2016 or
10chapter 55 of the acts of 2017; or (5) distribution of marijuana based on an amount of marijuana
11decriminalized by chapter 387 of the acts of 2008, chapter 334 of the acts of 2016 or chapter 55
12of the acts of 2017. 2 of 2
13 (b) Massachusetts courts shall leverage all available financial resources to create uniform
14and digitized record keeping processes that enable automatic sealing of records related to
15criminal court appearance, juvenile court appearance or disposition should criminal penalties
16associated with such appearances and hearings and dispositions be removed from state law.