By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1609) of Tackey Chan and Michael Morrissey for legislation to further regulate sex offender registration. The Judiciary.
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Date
Branch
Action
3/26/2026
House
3/26/2026 HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5281↗ (under House Rule 27)
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House
— HouseReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
10/20/2025
Joint
10/20/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
6/11/2025
Joint
6/11/2025 JointHearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2/27/2025
Senate
2/27/2025 SenateSenate concurred
2/27/2025
House
2/27/2025 HouseReferred to the committee on The Judiciary
Section 178C of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Agency”, the following new definition:- “Electronic alias, address and domain”, any electronic mail, website registrations, messaging and chat service aliases, websites and domains either personally owned and operated or otherwise owned and operated by a third party with the purpose of displaying, soliciting or otherwise posting information, entries and aliases associated with either web-based applications and databases, or aliases used and/or stored on personal computers that may be transmitted for use during any communication.
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Section 178D of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subparagraph (a) by inserting after the words “aliases used,” in line 12 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178D of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the second paragraph by striking out, in line 40, clause (i), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (i) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses and domains;
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “the sex offender’s name,” in lines 38-39 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “failure to do so” in line 71 the following:- to give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias, address or domain and the penalties for failure to do so,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 82 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (c) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 118-119 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (g) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 172-173 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (h) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 192 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (l) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 243 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (o) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 279 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (q) by inserting after the words “the student’s name,” in line 307 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 7 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 19 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
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Section 178H of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (a) by striking out, in line 3, clause (iii), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (iii) fails to provide notice of a change of address, and fails to give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias, address or domain;
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Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in clause (1) of paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “specific individual by name” in line 28 the following:- , electronic alias, address or domain
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Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (c) by striking out, in line 50, clause (1), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (1) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses, and domains;
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Section 178K of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) by striking out, in line 159, clause (i), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (i) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses and domains;
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SECTION 1. Section 178C of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the definition of “Agency”, the following new definition:- “Electronic alias, address and domain”, any electronic mail, website registrations, messaging and chat service aliases, websites and domains either personally owned and operated or otherwise owned and operated by a third party with the purpose of displaying, soliciting or otherwise posting information, entries and aliases associated with either web-based applications and databases, or aliases used and/or stored on personal computers that may be transmitted for use during any communication.
SECTION 2. Section 178D of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subparagraph (a) by inserting after the words “aliases used,” in line 12 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 3. Section 178D of chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the second paragraph by striking out, in line 40, clause (i), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (i) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses and domains;
SECTION 4. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “the sex offender’s name,” in lines 38-39 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 5. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the words “failure to do so” in line 71 the following:- to give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias, address or domain and the penalties for failure to do so,
SECTION 6. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 82 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 7. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (c) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 118-119 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 8. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (g) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in lines 172-173 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 9. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (h) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 192 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 10. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (l) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 243 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 11. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (o) by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 279 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 12. Section 178E of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (q) by inserting after the words “the student’s name,” in line 307 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 13. Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 7 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 14. Section 178F of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in the first paragraph by inserting after the words “sex offender’s name,” in line 19 the following:- all electronic aliases, addresses and domains,
SECTION 15. Section 178H of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (a) by striking out, in line 3, clause (iii), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (iii) fails to provide notice of a change of address, and fails to give notice of a change of electronic alias, address or domain, or the addition of an electronic alias, address or domain;
SECTION 16. Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in clause (1) of paragraph (b) by inserting after the words “specific individual by name” in line 28 the following:- , electronic alias, address or domain
SECTION 17. Section 178J of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in paragraph (c) by striking out, in line 50, clause (1), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (1) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses, and domains;
SECTION 18. Section 178K of Chapter 6 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in subparagraph (c) of paragraph (2) by striking out, in line 159, clause (i), and inserting in place thereof the following new clause:- (i) the name of the sex offender, and the offender’s electronic aliases, addresses and domains;