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2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2294 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2004 |
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4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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7 | 7 | | Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida |
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8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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12 | 12 | | An Act prohibiting child sex dolls. |
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13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2294 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2004 |
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18 | 18 | | By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. |
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19 | 19 | | 2004) of Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida relative to prohibiting child sex dolls. The Judiciary. |
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20 | 20 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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21 | 21 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1770 OF 2023-2024.] |
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22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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27 | 27 | | An Act prohibiting child sex dolls. |
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28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby |
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31 | 31 | | 2amended by adding the following section:- |
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32 | 32 | | 3 Section 108. (a) For the purposes of this section, the term “child sex doll” shall mean an |
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33 | 33 | | 4anatomically correct doll, mannequin or robot, with the features of, or with features that |
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34 | 34 | | 5resemble those of, a minor, intended for use in sexual acts. |
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35 | 35 | | 6 (b) Whoever knowingly uses, possesses, buys, sells, transports, delivers or distributes a |
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36 | 36 | | 7child sex doll in the commonwealth shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more |
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37 | 37 | | 8than 5 years, or both, for the first such offense and shall be fined not more than $10,000 or |
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38 | 38 | | 9imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both, for each such offense thereafter. |
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