Massachusetts 194th General Court Status: Introduced 1 D cosponsors

H2239 — An Act relative to ensuring the privacy of the residents living in sober homes

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 194th General Court. 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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.

Summary

An Act relative to ensuring the privacy of the residents living in sober homes

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The bill requires the bureau to establish and maintain a website with information about open beds at treatment facilities, outlines the information to be provided, and mandates that alcohol and drug free housing list only city or town locations.

  • Section 18 of chapter 17

    subsection (c) → (c) The bureau shall establish a website that informs the public of acute treatment service facilities and transitional support service facilities that have open beds. The bureau shall update the website daily. The website shall provide the following information about each facility that has an open bed: (i) the name, city or town, telephone number and website of the facility; (ii) information about the types of payment that the facility accepts; and (iii) a description of the types of programs and services provided at the facility. The website shall also provide information about services available in each region of the commonwealth including, but not limited to, alcohol and drug free housing as defined in section 18A, outpatient services and community based services; provided, that each alcohol and drug free housing and service shall list the city or town that they are located in and not their full address on their website.

    This change establishes a new requirement for the bureau to create a website with specific information about treatment facilities that have open beds.

  • section 18A

    Each alcohol and drug free housing listed by the bureau shall list the city or town that they are located in and not their full address on their website.

    This addition requires that alcohol and drug free housing only provide city or town designations on their websites instead of full addresses.

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 203 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does H2239 do?
An Act relative to ensuring the privacy of the residents living in sober homes
Who sponsors H2239?
H2239 is sponsored by Andres X. Vargas (Democrat).
What is the current status of H2239?
This bill died with 194th General Court. 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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