Text of MA S 945 (2024)

To stop profiling transgender people and low-income women

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1 of 1 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 444 FILED ON: 1/15/2023 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 945 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Julian Cyr _________________ 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. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: Julian Cyr Cape and Islands Liz Miranda Second Suffolk 1/18/2023 Vanna Howard 17th Middlesex 2/7/2023 1 of 2 SENATE DOCKET, NO. 444 FILED ON: 1/15/2023 SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 945 By Mr. Cyr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 945) of Julian Cyr, Liz Miranda and Vanna Howard for legislation to stop profiling transgender people and low-income women. The Judiciary. [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION SEE SENATE, NO. 992 OF 2021-2022.] The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court (2023-2024) _______________ 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: 1 SECTION 1. Section 53 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 2 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1-2, the words “Common night 3 walkers, common street walkers, both male and female,”. 4 SECTION 2. Section 62 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed. 5 SECTION 3. Chapter 94C is hereby amended by inserting after section 34A the 6 following section:- 7 Section 34B: Any person who, in good faith, reports a crime shall not be charged or 8 prosecuted for (i) possession of a controlled substance under section 34, (ii) sex for fee under 9 chapter 272 section 53A subsections (a) or (b), or found in violation of a condition of probation 2 of 2 10 or pretrial release as determined by a court or a condition of parole, as determined by the parole 11 board if the evidence for the above enumerated offenses was gained as a result of reporting a 12 crime.