Massachusetts 191st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 49 D · 5 R cosponsors

HD 1978 — An Act to protect electronic privacy

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  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 73 co-sponsors · 130 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Sarah K. Peake

Co-sponsors (73)

Not signed on (130)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HD 1978?
HD 1978 is sponsored by Sarah K. Peake, Louis L. Kafka, Steven S. Howitt (Republican), Angelo L. D'Emilia, Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Harriette L. Chandler, John J. Mahoney (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Maria Duaime Robinson, Jeffrey N. Roy (Democrat), Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), David Paul Linsky (Democrat), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Daniel J. Hunt (Democrat), Kate Hogan (Democrat), Joseph A. Boncore, Mike Connolly (Democrat), Carolyn C. Dykema, Denise Provost, Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Russell E. Holmes (Democrat), Carlos González (Democrat), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Jennifer E. Benson, Mindy Domb (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democrat), Frank A. Moran (Democrat), Julian Cyr (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Poirier, Jonathan Hecht, Michael S. Day (Democrat), Hannah Kane (Republican), Liz Miranda (Democrat), Marjorie C. Decker (Democrat), Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), Patricia A. Haddad, Susan Williams Gifford, Jonathan D. Zlotnik (Democrat), Paul McMurtry (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Paul Brodeur, Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Angelo M. Scaccia, James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Kay Khan, Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), Stephan Hay, Daniel J. Ryan (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democrat), Paul W. Mark (Democrat), David Biele (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Daniel R. Cullinane, David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), William J. Driscoll, Jr. (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), and Natalie M. Blais (Democrat).
What is the current status of HD 1978?
This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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