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MA H 1879

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An Act to ensure backyard privacy

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1879) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to the videotaping or taking of moving digital images of activities in the backyard of certain adjoining residential properties. The Judiciary.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-26 — Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Joseph D. McKennaprimary
  • Kelly W. Peasecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-10-10

    Hearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2026-03-26

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1879

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