Massachusetts · Bill 1521 · 193rd General Court
An Act protecting survivors of rape and their children
- Introduced Feb 16, 2023
- In committee Feb 16, 2023
- Failed
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
By Representatives Gentile of Sudbury and DuBois of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1521) of Carmine Lawrence Gentile, Michelle M. DuBois and others relative to survivors of rape and children of rape survivors. The Judiciary.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
- SenateSenate concurred
- CommitteeHearing scheduled for 11/14/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
- HouseAccompanied a study order, see H4517
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent.
- CL Carmine Lawrence GentileD Primary sponsor · District 13th Middlesex
- MM Michelle M. DuBoisD Joint sponsor · District 10th Plymouth
All 7 cosponsors
From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.