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Event Detail – Joint Committee on the Judiciary

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Event Date:6/8/2011

Start Time:1:00 PM

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Item Name Start Time Duration Webcast
Joint Committee on the Judiciary - Public Hearing, Pt. 2 of 2 6/8/2011
6:13 PM		 03:15:00 Recorded
Joint Committee on the Judiciary - Public Hearing Pt. 1 of 2 6/8/2011
12:57 PM		 05:11:00 Recorded
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The Joint Committee on the Judiciary holds a public hearing on Transgender and Privacy legislation.

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Item Bill Number Bill Title Sponsor
1 S653 By Mr. Berry (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 653) of [PETITIONERS LIST] for legislation relative to the interception of wire and oral communications. The Judiciary. Frederick Berry
2 S753 By Ms. Creem, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 753) of Fox, Khan and Creem for legislation to provide access to forensic and scientific analysis [Joint Committee on the Judiciary]. Cynthia Creem
3 S764 By Mr. Downing, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 764) of Benjamin B. Downing, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Carl M. Sciortino, Jr., Katherine M. Clark and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to equal rights of transgendered individuals. The Judiciary. Benjamin Downing
4 S869 By Ms. Spilka, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 869) of Karen E. Spilka, Theodore C. Speliotis, Thomas P. Kennedy, Michael J. Finn and other members of the General Court for legislation to protect the Commonwealth's residents from identity theft. The Judiciary. Karen Spilka
5 H403 By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 403) of Bruce J. Ayers relative to criminal offender record information. The Judiciary. Bruce Ayers
6 H406 By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 406) of Bruce J. Ayers for legislation to allow local housing authorities access to criminal records of tenants and prospective tenants. The Judiciary. Bruce Ayers
7 H462 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 462) of David Paul Linsky and others relative to providing special education schools with criminal offender record information. The Judiciary. David Linsky
8 H463 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 463) of David Paul Linsky, Cory Atkins and Denise Provost requiring the inclusion of certain civil rights offense information in the statewide domestic violence record keeping system. The Judiciary. David Linsky
9 H473 By Mr. Naughton of Clinton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 473) of Harold P. Naughton, Jr. relative to background checks for utility grid workers. The Judiciary. Harold Naughton
10 H478 By Ms. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 478) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others for legislation to provide that interstate criminal offender records be made available to certain persons and agencies. The Judiciary. Elizabeth Poirier
11 H482 By Ms. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 482) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others relative to information provided to women seeking abortions. The Judiciary. Elizabeth Poirier
12 H484 By Ms. Poirier of North Attleborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 484) of Elizabeth A. Poirier and others for legislation to prohibit abortions solely on account of the sex of the unborn child. The Judiciary. Elizabeth Poirier
13 H492 By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 492) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the reform of laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults. The Judiciary. Byron Rushing
14 H500 By Mr. Scibak of South Hadley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 500) of John W. Scibak relative to voyeurism and the inappropriate viewing of intimate areas of another person. The Judiciary. John Scibak
15 H502 By Messrs. Sciortino of Medford and Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 502) of Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. and others relative to gender based discrimination and hate crimes. The Judiciary. Carl Sciortino

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16 H505 By Mr. Smola of Palmer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 505) of Todd M. Smola relative to the fingerprinting of persons arrested, arraigned or under indictment. The Judiciary. Todd Smola
17 H523 By Mr. Walsh of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 523) of Martin J. Walsh and others relative to national criminal offender record information checks for persons working with individuals served by the Department of Mental Retardation. The Judiciary. Martin Walsh
18 H524 By Mr. Walsh of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 524) of Martin J. Walsh relative to increasinh access to information regarding drug overdose deaths. The Judiciary. Martin Walsh
19 H1331 By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1331) of Kay Khan and others relative to providing certain information for victims of domestic violence. The Judiciary. Kay Khan
20 H1336 By Mr. Lewis of Winchester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1336) of Jason M. Lewis and others for legislation to regulate the collection and maintenance of criminal intelligence information. The Judiciary. Jason Lewis
21 H1339 By Mr. Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1339) of David Paul Linsky and Denise Andrews for legislation to require criminal offender record information for persons volunteering at organizations conducting activities and programs for children. The Judiciary. David Linsky
22 H1347 By Mr. Moran of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1347) of Michael J. Moran relative to authorizing the recording of conversations during certain investigations. The Judiciary. Michael Moran
23 H1353 By Mr. O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1353) of James J. O'Day and Raymond McGrath to establish a HIV testing procedure in correctional institutions and providing for sentence reductions for inmates participating in the testing. The Judiciary. James O'Day
24 H1374 By Mr. Swan of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1374) of Benjamin Swan and others relative to requiring the video or digital recording of statements made by all parties participating in the booking process of persons arrested by state police officers. The Judiciary. Benjamin Swan
25 H2165 By Mr. Fernandes of Milford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2165) of John V. Fernandes, William N. Brownsberger and Jason M. Lewis relative to providing access to scientific and forensic analysis. The Judiciary. John Fernandes
26 H2207 By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2207) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to identity fraud in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. Bradley Jones
27 H2231 By Mr. Kafka of Stoughton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2231) of Louis L. Kafka relative to wiretapping. The Judiciary. Louis Kafka
28 H2239 By Mr. Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2239) of Marc T. Lombardo and James J. Lyons, Jr., for legislation to repeal the law establishing certain restrictions on persons within eighteen feet of a reproductive health care facility. The Judiciary. Marc Lombardo
29 H2252 By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2252) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others relative to ensuring confidentiality for victims of rape and domestic violence. The Judiciary. Alice Peisch
30 H2278 By Mr. Walsh of Lynn, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2278) of Steven M. Walsh relative to a penalty for the unauthorized transmission to, or interference with, a public or commercial radio station. The Judiciary. Steven Walsh
31 H2282 By Mr. Winslow of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2282) of Daniel B. Winslow for legislation to exempt the recording of emergency 911 telephone calls, so-called, from laws governing the interception of wire and oral communications. The Judiciary. Daniel Winslow
32 H2847 By Mr. O'Flaherty of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2847) of Eugene L. O'Flaherty and others relative to further defining the dissemination of obscene material. The Judiciary. Eugene O'Flaherty
33 H2853 By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2853) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to improve the collection and analysis of data relative to traffic stops. The Judiciary. Byron Rushing
34 H3143 By Mr. Binienda of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3143) of John J. Binienda and John P. Fresolo for legislation to authorize the use of video-conferencing in certain court proceedings involving children and families. The Judiciary. John Binienda
35 H3148 By Mr. Fresolo of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3148) of John P. Fresolo for legislation to regulate the collection of data by police officers issuing citations for violations by operators of motor vehicles. The Judiciary. John Fresolo