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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4831
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES , April 30, 2024.
The committee on The Judiciary, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1399) of Natalie M. Blais and others
relative to controlling and abusive litigation; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1400) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to the
use of prison labor outside of the Commonwealth; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1407) of Daniel Cahill and Gerard J.
Cassidy relative to criminal harassment against sports officials; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1427) of Rob Consalvo, Bruce
J. Ayers and Michael D. Brady relative to assault upon and aggravated
harassment of sports officials; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1461) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to juvenile fees, fines, and
restitution; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1475) of Rodney
M. Elliott and James C. Arena-DeRosa for legislation to prevent assaults
on sports officials; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1479) of
Kimberly N. Ferguson and others relative to making deposits to the Head
Injury Treatment Services Trust Fund from certain judicial fines and fees;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1487) of Michael J. Finn
and Paul J. Donato relative to juvenile court reporting requirements; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1554) of Russell E. Holmes
relative to the juvenile offender law; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1565) of Daniel J. Hunt relative to the safety of courthouses
and remote court proceedings; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1597) of Mary S. Keefe, Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others for
legislation to strengthen justice and support for sex trade survivors; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1601) of Kay Khan, Jay D.
Livingstone and others relative to adults with disabilities in family and
juvenile court proceedings; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1603) of Kay Khan and Samantha Montaño relative to sexual exploitation
prevention and victim assistance; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1671) of Joseph D. McKenna and Peter J. Durant relative to
Indian tribe access to the Massachusetts courts; the petition (accompanied 2 of 3
by bill, House, No. 1683) of Samantha Montaño and Vanna Howard
relative to transgender people and low-income women and the penalties
for certain offenses; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1687)
of Frank A. Moran relative to educational programming for incarcerated
emerging adults; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1703) of
Tram T. Nguyen, Vanna Howard and others for legislation to protect
animals from convicted animal abusers; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1708) of Tram T. Nguyen and others for legislation to further
regulate investment practices; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1753) of Jeffrey N. Roy and Bruce J. Ayers relative to assaults upon
sports officials; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1756) of
Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others for legislation to prohibit the use of
deception during juvenile custodial interrogations; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1757) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa relative
to the expungement of certain marijuana and prostitution-related records;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1758) of Lindsay N.
Sabadosa and others for legislation to prevent human trafficking and
improve the health and safety of sex workers; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1759) of Jon Santiago and Kay Khan relative to
establishing medical civil rights; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1768) of Thomas M. Stanley and David F. DeCoste relative to the
protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1797) of Chynah Tyler and Christopher
J. Worrell relative to the application of good conduct sentence deductions
for completion credits earned during pre-trial detention; and the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1821) of Christopher J. Worrell and
others relative to parole and establishing a restorative justice program,
reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 4831)
ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
MICHAEL S. DAY. 3 of 3
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives,
1 Ordered, That the committee on The Judiciary be authorized to sit during a recess of the
2General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 1399, 1400,
31407, 1427, 1461, 1475, 1479, 1487, 1554, 1565, 1597, 1601, 1603, 1671, 1683, 1687, 1703,
41708, 1753, 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759, 1768, 1797 and 1821, relative to human trafficking,
5juvenile offenders, assaults on sports officials and other related matters.
6 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
7and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
8recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
9on or before December 31, 2024.