Text of MA H 1893 (2026)
To stop profiling transgender people and low-income women
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 770 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1893
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Samantha Montaño
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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 to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:
DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
DATE ADDED:
Samantha Montaño
15th Suffolk
1/13/2025
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 770 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1893
By Representative Montaño of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1893) of
Samantha Montaño relative to transgender people and low-income women and the penalties for
certain offenses. The Judiciary.
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 to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 53 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
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Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1-2, the words “Common night
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walkers, common street walkers, both male and female,”.
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SECTION 2. Section 62 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.
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SECTION 3. Chapter 94C is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the
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following section:-
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Section 34B: Any person who, in good faith, reports a crime shall not be charged or
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prosecuted for (i) possession of a controlled substance under section 34, (ii) sex for fee under
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chapter 272 section 53A subsections (a) or (b), or found in violation of a condition of probation
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or pretrial release as determined by a court or a condition of parole, as determined by the parole
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board if the evidence for the above enumerated offenses was gained as a result of reporting a
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crime.