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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1330 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3510
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 internet service provider data.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/14/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025Hannah Kane11th Worcester1/31/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1330 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3510
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3510) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to internet service provider data. Telecommunications,
Utilities and Energy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3179 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to internet service provider data.
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 93 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 114 the following new section:-
3 “Section 115. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, no
4telecommunications or internet service provider that has entered into a franchise agreement,
5right-of-way- agreement, or other contract with the commonwealth of Massachusetts or a
6political subdivision, or that uses facilities that are subject to such agreements, even if it is not a
7party to the agreement, or otherwise operates in the commonwealth of Massachusetts may
8collect, use, disclose or otherwise disseminate, personal information from a customer resulting
9from the customer’s use of the telecommunications or internet service provider without express
10written approval from the customer. No such telecommunication or internet service provider 2 of 2
11shall add an additional surcharge for customers that do not provide their express written
12approval, and said providers shall not refuse to provide services to a customer on the grounds
13that the customer has not approved collection, use, disclosure or other forms of dissemination of
14the customer’s personal information.
15 A telecommunication or internet service provider shall prohibit the sale of a customer’s
16personally identifiable information unless the customer expressly, in writing, authorizes the
17provider to disclose this information, which the customer may revoke, in writing, at any time.”