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Mr. Jones or North Reading.

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Does the presence of a quorum--
the chair can ascertain

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a quorum is not present.

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Court officers will
summons the members

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and tell them that a quorum
roll call is in progress

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and will remain open
for three minutes.

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Have all members
voted who wish to do?

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Have all members voted?

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We still have-- we only have
136 members recorded, sir.

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Yeah.

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Has everyone voted
who wished to do so?

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Time for voting has expired.

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Clerk will display the tally.

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There being 139 members
present, a quorum is present.

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Members will please
take their seats

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and subdue their conversations.

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Mr. Chan of Quincy.

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The chair's been informed.

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House Bill 4232
has been released.

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Chair's been informed
that House Bill number

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4232 has been released by the
committee in third reading.

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Mr. Chan moves suspension.

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Mr. Chan of Quincy moves
suspension of the rules.

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All those in favor,
say aye, opposed, no.

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The aye's have it.

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The rules are suspended.

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Third reading of the bill.

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An act removing fees
for security freezes

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and disclosures of
consumer credit reports.

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House number 4232.

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Question comes.

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I'm passing the
bill to being gross.

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The chair recognized
Mr. Chan of Quincy.

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Again, members are please
asked to take their seats

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and subdue your conversations.

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Mr. Chan of Quincy.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and
through you, to the members.

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Today we're going to take
up a very important consumer

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piece that affects every
customer, every resident,

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every business,
every organization

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in the Commonwealth.

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And this is regarding
data breaches.

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And at first I would
like to recognize

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the gentlewoman from Lunenburg
and the gentleman from Sandwich

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for their advocacy on
this very important issue.

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And also my committee
staff for the many months

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on researching this
very complex issue

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involving modern technology
in the 21st century.

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And the way that people can
steal information like it's

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never been done before.

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This bill is often referred
to as the Equifax Bill,

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but this is much
more than Equifax.

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This is a bill about
protecting people's identity

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by allowing consumers
how to choose the best

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way to protect their credit.

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A lot of information is loose
on the internet, as we know,

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and the gentlewoman's
bill from Lunenburg

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allows free credit
freezes, which

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means that you do
not have to pay

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the minimum $5,
pursuant to state law,

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to freeze your credit,
which prevents people

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from seeing your credit
report or any other credit

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information from the three
credit reporting companies

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as well as to remove the costs.

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And lifting a freeze,
which means you remove it,

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or thawing a freeze, which
means you temporary remove it.

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And this removes a major
burden from consumers

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to be able to let people
know what credit they have.

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And this is going to
be very important too,

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given the news reports out
there of other types of security

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breaches to their personal data.

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Following that line of thinking
regarding consumer protection

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and choice, A breach
entity will be

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required to provide one year
of free credit monitoring

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as well as other
mitigation services,

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as appropriate, if the social
security numbers are stolen.

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86% of all identity
thief identity thefts

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are done by banks
and credit cards,

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and the remainder are people
actually stealing your identity

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through your social
security number

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to become you to
open bank accounts

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and other unlawful ways.

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The most common form is
actually stealing information

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from your own home, generally
from someone you trust,

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and assuming that
person's identity.

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And that is a crime which
is not often reported.

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Because we hear about data
being stolen on a global level

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by international
or domestic forces,

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but rarely talk about somebody
who the individual trusts

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and abuses that trust
in that person's home.

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So the one-year free
mitigation is for businesses

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to give that ability to give
you credit monitoring which

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allows you to know when
someone's accessing your credit

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and choose if to allow that
business to access your credit.

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And it's a very useful tool.

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I highly suggest
everyone look at that.

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Following the same
line of thinking,

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we allow minors and
incapacitated persons

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to be able to get
a credit freeze.

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Currently, if you
watch news reports,

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there's an increasing
number of cases

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of minors under the age of 16
to have their identities stolen

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and become someone
else as well as opening

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credits of bank accounts.

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Why age 16?

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Because age 16 you can
get a credit card cosigned

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by your parent, as well
as the age people start

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work, which means often to get
a bank account, which also means

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that information is provided
to the credit reporting company

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from the bank that you
are indeed working.

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So in the Bureau
of Justice, the FBI

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also uses a 16 as the age where
they determine identity theft

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between an adult and a minor.

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So that makes a lot of
sense at that stage.

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And like I said,
this also extends

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to incapacitated persons,
which, as I said earlier,

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comes from somebody
you trust that

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steals that person's identity.

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Lastly, this was actually
a great opportunity

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to bring our statute
to the 21st century.

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The current law, under
Chapter 93 and 93H and G

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reflect the time of 2007.

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At that time, secure
websites didn't really

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exist regarding getting credit
reports or credit monitoring

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or credit freezes.

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You actually had
to do it by mail.

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Today we have apps on phones.

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Today you can get
to a secure website.

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There's a lot of protocols
on getting a credit report,

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as well as getting
a credit freeze.

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I've actually done it myself
to get my credit report,

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and was astonished about
the number of things

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I had to tell the
credit reporting company

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to confirm my identity.

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And the ability to bring
us up to modern standards

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would also ensure that you can
get your credit freeze lifted

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or thawed within 15 minutes.

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That's something you couldn't
have done a decade ago

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because the verification
method would've been much more

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stringent regarding
actually getting information

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from the individual itself as
soon as you make the request.

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So today's ability to
verify via electronically

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also increases the time
that you can do this.

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With the free credit freezes
and 15 minute thaws and lifts

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and removals, that
is a great savings

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for customers who want to
ensure that they do not

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have unauthorized access
to the credit report

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by people who shouldn't
be looking at it.

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So this is a very,
very technical piece.

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I want to hit some of the
major highlights today.

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But I think we should all
be very proud of the fact

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that we were able to
address this issue in a very

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timely manner.

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Less than four months, we're
able to generate a vote

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to put on the floor and to tell
our residents at home that we

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created a new consumer
protection that

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will affect every single
person in the Commonwealth.

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And it's very
friendly to everyone

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who believes they're a victim
of some form of identity theft.

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So Mr. Speaker, I ask
that the yeas and nays

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be called on the Grossman.

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So yeas and nays [INAUDIBLE].

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Mr. Chan of Quincy moves
on a vote be taken.

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It will be taken by a
call of the yeas and nays.

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Joining with him, please
rise, first division.

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16.

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16?

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That would be a
sufficient number being

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having arisen when
a vote is taken,

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and be taken by a call
of the yeas and nays.

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The chair would like [AUDIO OUT]

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[APPLAUSE]

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[GAVEL POUNDING]

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House will be in order.

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Court officers clear the aisles.

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Clear the well.

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Court officers clear the aisles.

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[GAVEL POUNDING]

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Chairman will respectfully
ask the members to please

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subdue their conversation.

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Chair recognizes Miss
Benson of Lunenburg.

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Good afternoon to all of
my colleagues and all of us

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in service of the Commonwealth.

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Today is a great day.

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This bill will help us
protect our constituents,

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moving forward.

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So you know, as consumers of
credit, as 90% of all Americans

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are, we are at risk regularly.

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Our information is out there.

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And what we're trying
to say in this bill

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is that data is your property.

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And as your property, you
have the right to control it,

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to get reports on it,
and to ensure that it

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hasn't been stolen from you.

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So this bill goes a long way.

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And the chairman explained very
well the points of this bill.

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But really what I wanted to
talk about is why I filed it.

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I filed this bill before
the Equifax breach.

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I filed this bill a year ago.

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Because we have seen over
and over and over again,

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our data is not
safe, and our data

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is being used to create
new identities that

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will harm us into the future.

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And all too often, when
a breach is discovered,

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it is months later.

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We have the right to
know when our data has

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been accessed by a third
party without our permission.

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We have a right to
know what impact that

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will have on our credit report.

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And we have a right
to freeze that credit

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if we want to ensure that
it is not used to harm us.

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So I am very excited to stand
here today and move this bill.

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This bill has been well received
by not only advocates working

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in support, people who are
working for good government

00:31:51.100 --> 00:31:52.870 align:middle line:84%
and good regulation,
people who are

00:31:52.870 --> 00:31:56.080 align:middle line:84%
working to protect our
seniors, our attorney

00:31:56.080 --> 00:31:59.380 align:middle line:90%
general, and others.

00:31:59.380 --> 00:32:01.380 align:middle line:84%
So it's a good day
for all of them,

00:32:01.380 --> 00:32:03.420 align:middle line:84%
but it's a good day
for my constituents.

00:32:03.420 --> 00:32:06.400 align:middle line:84%
Because I have been
hearing for the last year

00:32:06.400 --> 00:32:11.530 align:middle line:84%
how they are afraid of being
held at the whim of the credit

00:32:11.530 --> 00:32:15.220 align:middle line:84%
agencies and the organizations
that are not doing all

00:32:15.220 --> 00:32:17.060 align:middle line:90%
they can to protect us.

00:32:17.060 --> 00:32:21.220 align:middle line:84%
And they want us to ensure
that we have good regulations

00:32:21.220 --> 00:32:24.610 align:middle line:84%
and laws in place to protect
them on a daily basis

00:32:24.610 --> 00:32:30.070 align:middle line:84%
like we would with any other
public safety or education

00:32:30.070 --> 00:32:33.910 align:middle line:90%
or financial issue.

00:32:33.910 --> 00:32:37.530 align:middle line:84%
And so it is imperative that
we pass this bill today,

00:32:37.530 --> 00:32:40.660 align:middle line:84%
and I so appreciate all
of you taking the time

00:32:40.660 --> 00:32:42.460 align:middle line:84%
to learn so much about
this legislation.

00:32:42.460 --> 00:32:46.870 align:middle line:84%
It has been quite
the talk of the town.

00:32:46.870 --> 00:32:50.350 align:middle line:84%
So I have to thank the
chairman and the speaker

00:32:50.350 --> 00:32:51.700 align:middle line:90%
for bringing this up today.

00:32:51.700 --> 00:32:53.770 align:middle line:84%
I do hope you will
join me in voting

00:32:53.770 --> 00:32:57.400 align:middle line:84%
in favor of this very good
consumer-friendly and consumer

00:32:57.400 --> 00:32:59.290 align:middle line:90%
protection legislation.

00:32:59.290 --> 00:33:01.270 align:middle line:84%
I think this is not
just a win for us,

00:33:01.270 --> 00:33:03.620 align:middle line:84%
it's a win for the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

00:33:03.620 --> 00:33:06.474 align:middle line:90%
So thank you so much.

00:33:06.474 --> 00:33:09.146 align:middle line:84%
The chair recognized
Mr. Hunt of Boston.

00:33:09.146 --> 00:33:14.010 align:middle line:90%


00:33:14.010 --> 00:33:15.710 align:middle line:84%
Chair recognizes
Mr. Hunt of Boston.

00:33:15.710 --> 00:33:28.470 align:middle line:90%


00:33:28.470 --> 00:33:31.570 align:middle line:84%
Mr. Speaker, thank you
for recognizing me.

00:33:31.570 --> 00:33:34.930 align:middle line:84%
I had not prepared to
speak on this matter today.

00:33:34.930 --> 00:33:36.660 align:middle line:84%
But as the Vice Chair
of the committee,

00:33:36.660 --> 00:33:40.230 align:middle line:84%
I want to recognize the
hard work of the gentlelady

00:33:40.230 --> 00:33:44.190 align:middle line:84%
from Lunenburg in her
drafting of this legislation,

00:33:44.190 --> 00:33:48.400 align:middle line:84%
her hard work last session and
the beginning of this session.

00:33:48.400 --> 00:33:51.210 align:middle line:84%
The good gentleman from
Quincy, parachuting in.

00:33:51.210 --> 00:33:55.980 align:middle line:84%
I think we've all seen
and come to recognize over

00:33:55.980 --> 00:33:59.280 align:middle line:84%
the course of the
previous months

00:33:59.280 --> 00:34:03.680 align:middle line:84%
his knowledge of consumer
protection issues.

00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:08.280 align:middle line:90%
93 A through G are extensive.

00:34:08.280 --> 00:34:11.400 align:middle line:84%
So I want to thank him and
the gentlelady for their work

00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:12.210 align:middle line:90%
on this.

00:34:12.210 --> 00:34:14.070 align:middle line:84%
It's a common sense
bill that we can all

00:34:14.070 --> 00:34:17.489 align:middle line:84%
take home to our
districts, especially

00:34:17.489 --> 00:34:20.460 align:middle line:90%
in this time of digital age.

00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:22.530 align:middle line:84%
This commonsensical
bill will have

00:34:22.530 --> 00:34:26.060 align:middle line:84%
one year of credit monitoring
and a free credit report.

00:34:26.060 --> 00:34:29.850 align:middle line:84%
So congratulations to the
chair, to the gentle lady,

00:34:29.850 --> 00:34:30.989 align:middle line:90%
and to the staff.

00:34:30.989 --> 00:34:31.980 align:middle line:90%
Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

00:34:31.980 --> 00:34:34.213 align:middle line:84%
Question now is in passing
the bill of being grossed.

00:34:34.213 --> 00:34:38.000 align:middle line:90%


00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:39.000 align:middle line:90%
Chair recognizes Durant.

00:34:39.000 --> 00:35:08.720 align:middle line:90%


00:35:08.720 --> 00:35:10.310 align:middle line:90%
Mr. Speaker, thank you.

00:35:10.310 --> 00:35:12.890 align:middle line:90%
Through you to my colleagues.

00:35:12.890 --> 00:35:15.875 align:middle line:84%
I want to also thank the
gentlelady from Lunenburg,

00:35:15.875 --> 00:35:19.472 align:middle line:84%
the chairman from Quincy,
the vice chairman from Boston

00:35:19.472 --> 00:35:20.555 align:middle line:90%
for bringing this forward.

00:35:20.555 --> 00:35:23.180 align:middle line:90%


00:35:23.180 --> 00:35:26.390 align:middle line:84%
There were many breaches
and many different times,

00:35:26.390 --> 00:35:28.100 align:middle line:84%
but none bigger
than the one that

00:35:28.100 --> 00:35:33.620 align:middle line:84%
was involving Equifax
when at least half

00:35:33.620 --> 00:35:36.860 align:middle line:84%
of the people in the
United States' records

00:35:36.860 --> 00:35:39.380 align:middle line:84%
were breached by
this hacker's attack.

00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:42.590 align:middle line:84%
And yesterday we find
out that the information

00:35:42.590 --> 00:35:44.390 align:middle line:84%
that was breached
is even broader

00:35:44.390 --> 00:35:47.460 align:middle line:90%
than what was announced before.

00:35:47.460 --> 00:35:52.430 align:middle line:84%
So I think that it is a
good time for us to do this.

00:35:52.430 --> 00:35:54.920 align:middle line:84%
And I wanted to bring up
three points about this bill

00:35:54.920 --> 00:35:57.620 align:middle line:84%
that I think you can take
home to your districts

00:35:57.620 --> 00:36:02.420 align:middle line:84%
and let people know that
this is something that

00:36:02.420 --> 00:36:04.380 align:middle line:90%
is going to matter to them.

00:36:04.380 --> 00:36:11.480 align:middle line:84%
One is these fees for freezing
and unfreezing your account

00:36:11.480 --> 00:36:16.220 align:middle line:84%
are going to be eliminated
with the passage of this bill.

00:36:16.220 --> 00:36:17.570 align:middle line:90%
I've done that myself.

00:36:17.570 --> 00:36:22.580 align:middle line:84%
It cost $5 for each of the
credit unions, the credit

00:36:22.580 --> 00:36:24.770 align:middle line:90%
bureaus, to do that.

00:36:24.770 --> 00:36:29.930 align:middle line:84%
And so putting it on for $5
each on the major three credit

00:36:29.930 --> 00:36:33.620 align:middle line:84%
bureaus and then taking
it off, another $5,

00:36:33.620 --> 00:36:36.500 align:middle line:84%
they're actually just
benefiting from the fact

00:36:36.500 --> 00:36:40.490 align:middle line:84%
that Equifax was unable to
keep that information that they

00:36:40.490 --> 00:36:43.550 align:middle line:90%
hold private.

00:36:43.550 --> 00:36:46.520 align:middle line:84%
So not allowing them to charge
for that makes a lot of sense.

00:36:46.520 --> 00:36:50.120 align:middle line:84%
But there's one piece in here
you may not have understood,

00:36:50.120 --> 00:36:55.760 align:middle line:84%
and that is when you
want to have a credit

00:36:55.760 --> 00:37:01.377 align:middle line:84%
check for a new car, or
you're buying a new house,

00:37:01.377 --> 00:37:02.960 align:middle line:84%
you're applying for
some sort of loan,

00:37:02.960 --> 00:37:05.390 align:middle line:84%
and you do want that
to happen, this bill

00:37:05.390 --> 00:37:08.990 align:middle line:84%
says you can
unfreeze the account,

00:37:08.990 --> 00:37:12.560 align:middle line:84%
and they only have 15
minutes to get that done.

00:37:12.560 --> 00:37:14.840 align:middle line:84%
So if you go down
to the car dealer

00:37:14.840 --> 00:37:18.620 align:middle line:84%
and forgot that you froze
the account, and the guy

00:37:18.620 --> 00:37:20.690 align:middle line:84%
from the back or the
lady from the back who

00:37:20.690 --> 00:37:25.160 align:middle line:84%
does all this paperwork says, we
can't check your credit score,

00:37:25.160 --> 00:37:29.060 align:middle line:84%
they will be able to do
that in less than 15 minutes

00:37:29.060 --> 00:37:29.870 align:middle line:90%
by this bill.

00:37:29.870 --> 00:37:31.470 align:middle line:90%
That's important.

00:37:31.470 --> 00:37:34.370 align:middle line:84%
Another thing, and the chairman
mentioned this, the credit

00:37:34.370 --> 00:37:36.890 align:middle line:90%
monitoring for a year.

00:37:36.890 --> 00:37:40.400 align:middle line:84%
If your record is
breached, which

00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:42.980 align:middle line:84%
includes your social
security number,

00:37:42.980 --> 00:37:47.840 align:middle line:84%
is not just if the credit
bureaus have the data breach.

00:37:47.840 --> 00:37:54.230 align:middle line:84%
It's for any company, anybody
that holds that information who

00:37:54.230 --> 00:37:58.100 align:middle line:84%
is not able to keep it away
from the hacker's hands,

00:37:58.100 --> 00:38:03.770 align:middle line:84%
that company has to pay for this
one year of credit monitoring.

00:38:03.770 --> 00:38:06.080 align:middle line:84%
So it's not just
Equifax that's doing

00:38:06.080 --> 00:38:09.170 align:middle line:84%
that, it's anybody
who hasn't taken

00:38:09.170 --> 00:38:14.090 align:middle line:84%
the guard against
that type of attack.

00:38:14.090 --> 00:38:19.970 align:middle line:84%
And the last thing I'll mention
is the one free annual credit

00:38:19.970 --> 00:38:26.660 align:middle line:84%
report that you get under this
bill is in addition to the one

00:38:26.660 --> 00:38:31.040 align:middle line:84%
free credit report that you
get under federal regulations,

00:38:31.040 --> 00:38:37.610 align:middle line:84%
which means you can request
twice a year, one under state

00:38:37.610 --> 00:38:41.120 align:middle line:84%
law, one under federal law,
to get your credit report.

00:38:41.120 --> 00:38:43.700 align:middle line:84%
And I would recommend
that you do that

00:38:43.700 --> 00:38:45.480 align:middle line:84%
and stay close to
that information.

00:38:45.480 --> 00:38:47.380 align:middle line:90%
Thank you very much, speaker.

00:38:47.380 --> 00:38:51.432 align:middle line:84%
I definitely rise in
support of this bill.

00:38:51.432 --> 00:38:53.390 align:middle line:84%
Question now is on passing
of the bill of being

00:38:53.390 --> 00:38:56.480 align:middle line:84%
gross pending, which Mr.
Jones of North Reading

00:38:56.480 --> 00:38:57.320 align:middle line:90%
offers an amendment.

00:38:57.320 --> 00:38:58.200 align:middle line:90%
Hands of the clerk.

00:38:58.200 --> 00:39:01.200 align:middle line:90%
Clerk will read the amendment.

00:39:01.200 --> 00:39:02.569 align:middle line:90%
Amendment number two.

00:39:02.569 --> 00:39:04.860 align:middle line:84%
Representative Jones of North
Reading and other members

00:39:04.860 --> 00:39:07.510 align:middle line:84%
of the House move to amend
the bill in section 13

00:39:07.510 --> 00:39:09.880 align:middle line:84%
by striking out
lines 302 to 309,

00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:14.056 align:middle line:84%
inclusive the third,
fourth, and fifth sentences.

00:39:14.056 --> 00:39:15.430 align:middle line:84%
Question now is
on the amendment.

00:39:15.430 --> 00:39:16.596 align:middle line:90%
All those in favor, say aye.

00:39:16.596 --> 00:39:17.790 align:middle line:90%
All those opposed, nay.

00:39:17.790 --> 00:39:18.940 align:middle line:90%
The nays have it.

00:39:18.940 --> 00:39:21.150 align:middle line:90%
The amendment is not adopted.

00:39:21.150 --> 00:39:23.660 align:middle line:84%
Mr. Chan of Quincy
offers an amendment

00:39:23.660 --> 00:39:24.760 align:middle line:90%
in the hands of the clerk.

00:39:24.760 --> 00:39:27.610 align:middle line:84%
The clerk will
read the amendment.

00:39:27.610 --> 00:39:29.269 align:middle line:90%
House will be in a brief recess.

00:39:29.269 --> 00:39:39.249 align:middle line:90%


00:39:39.249 --> 00:39:42.243 align:middle line:90%
[MUSIC PLAYING]

00:39:42.243 --> 00:39:58.740 align:middle line:90%


00:39:58.740 --> 00:40:00.425 align:middle line:84%
Mr. Chan of Quincy
offers an amendment

00:40:00.425 --> 00:40:01.330 align:middle line:90%
in the hands of the clerk.

00:40:01.330 --> 00:40:02.648 align:middle line:90%
Clerk will read the amendment.

00:40:02.648 --> 00:40:05.720 align:middle line:90%


00:40:05.720 --> 00:40:07.320 align:middle line:90%
Amendment number three.

00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:09.220 align:middle line:84%
Mr. Chan of Quincy
moves to amend

00:40:09.220 --> 00:40:10.700 align:middle line:90%
the bill in section three.

00:40:10.700 --> 00:40:13.810 align:middle line:84%
A strike down on line
17 to 18 inclusive,

00:40:13.810 --> 00:40:16.280 align:middle line:84%
and moves to further amend
the bill in section 12

00:40:16.280 --> 00:40:18.660 align:middle line:84%
by striking on line
180 the word 17 is

00:40:18.660 --> 00:40:21.825 align:middle line:90%
certain place of the number 16.

00:40:21.825 --> 00:40:23.200 align:middle line:84%
Question now is
on the amendment.

00:40:23.200 --> 00:40:24.490 align:middle line:90%
All those in favor say aye.

00:40:24.490 --> 00:40:25.480 align:middle line:90%
All those opposed nay.

00:40:25.480 --> 00:40:25.980 align:middle line:90%
The ayes.

00:40:25.980 --> 00:40:26.510 align:middle line:90%
Have it.

00:40:26.510 --> 00:40:27.867 align:middle line:90%
The amendment is adopted.

00:40:27.867 --> 00:40:29.200 align:middle line:90%
House will be in a brief recess.

00:40:29.200 --> 00:40:37.136 align:middle line:90%


00:40:37.136 --> 00:40:40.112 align:middle line:90%
[MUSIC PLAYING]

00:40:40.112 --> 00:40:51.302 align:middle line:90%


00:40:51.302 --> 00:40:52.260 align:middle line:90%
House will be in order.

00:40:52.260 --> 00:40:55.802 align:middle line:84%
Mr. Sanchez of Boston offers
an order in the [AUDIO OUT]----

00:40:55.802 --> 00:40:58.460 align:middle line:90%


00:40:58.460 --> 00:41:00.480 align:middle line:84%
an amendment in the
hands of the clerk.

00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:01.730 align:middle line:90%
Clerk will read the amendment.

00:41:01.730 --> 00:41:03.490 align:middle line:90%
Amendment number four.

00:41:03.490 --> 00:41:07.130 align:middle line:84%
Mr. Sanchez of Boston moves to
amend the bill by striking out

00:41:07.130 --> 00:41:10.120 align:middle line:84%
section 12 in certain places in
the following section, section

00:41:10.120 --> 00:41:10.980 align:middle line:90%
12.

00:41:10.980 --> 00:41:13.039 align:middle line:84%
Said chapter, 93, is
hereby further amended

00:41:13.039 --> 00:41:14.080 align:middle line:90%
by inserting [INAUDIBLE].

00:41:14.080 --> 00:41:15.340 align:middle line:84%
If there be no
objection, the clerk

00:41:15.340 --> 00:41:17.280 align:middle line:84%
will dispense with the
reading of the paper.

00:41:17.280 --> 00:41:18.100 align:middle line:90%
Share objection?

00:41:18.100 --> 00:41:19.120 align:middle line:90%
Share has none.

00:41:19.120 --> 00:41:21.410 align:middle line:84%
Question now is on the
technical amendment.

00:41:21.410 --> 00:41:22.850 align:middle line:90%
All those in favor, say aye.

00:41:22.850 --> 00:41:23.766 align:middle line:90%
All those opposed nay.

00:41:23.766 --> 00:41:24.620 align:middle line:90%
The ayes have it.

00:41:24.620 --> 00:41:25.661 align:middle line:90%
The amendment is adopted.

00:41:25.661 --> 00:41:40.704 align:middle line:90%


00:41:40.704 --> 00:41:41.995 align:middle line:90%
Roll call haven't been ordered.

00:41:41.995 --> 00:41:43.660 align:middle line:84%
The roll call
machine is now open.

00:41:43.660 --> 00:41:45.430 align:middle line:84%
It will remain open
for three minutes.

00:41:45.430 --> 00:41:46.900 align:middle line:84%
Court officers,
summon the members.

00:41:46.900 --> 00:41:48.450 align:middle line:84%
Indicate a roll
call is in progress.

00:41:48.450 --> 00:41:56.890 align:middle line:90%


00:41:56.890 --> 00:41:59.800 align:middle line:90%
Clerk will make an announcement.

00:41:59.800 --> 00:42:03.580 align:middle line:84%
The voting stations for
representatives Kafka, Kocot,

00:42:03.580 --> 00:42:05.098 align:middle line:90%
and Chris Walsh are locked.

00:42:05.098 --> 00:42:41.960 align:middle line:90%


00:42:41.960 --> 00:42:45.340 align:middle line:90%
Mr. Miceli of Wilmington.

00:42:45.340 --> 00:42:48.470 align:middle line:84%
Court officers will vote
for Mr. Miceli of Wilmington

00:42:48.470 --> 00:42:49.895 align:middle line:90%
under Rule 49.

00:42:49.895 --> 00:43:19.154 align:middle line:90%


00:43:19.154 --> 00:43:21.562 align:middle line:90%
[GAVEL POUNDING]

00:43:21.562 --> 00:43:23.270 align:middle line:84%
Chairman would like
to inform the members

00:43:23.270 --> 00:43:27.889 align:middle line:84%
that it anticipates no further
role calls this afternoon.

00:43:27.889 --> 00:45:51.979 align:middle line:90%


00:45:51.979 --> 00:45:53.770 align:middle line:84%
Have all members voted
who wished to do so?

00:45:53.770 --> 00:46:14.060 align:middle line:90%


00:46:14.060 --> 00:46:15.110 align:middle line:90%
Have all members voted?

00:46:15.110 --> 00:46:45.860 align:middle line:90%


00:46:45.860 --> 00:46:48.170 align:middle line:90%
Have all members voted?

00:46:48.170 --> 00:46:49.370 align:middle line:90%
Time for voting expired.

00:46:49.370 --> 00:46:50.780 align:middle line:84%
The clerk will
display the tally.

00:46:50.780 --> 00:46:54.306 align:middle line:84%
In this matter, 152 members
voted in deferment of none

00:46:54.306 --> 00:46:55.190 align:middle line:90%
in the negative.

00:46:55.190 --> 00:47:00.162 align:middle line:84%
The bill is passed
to be engrossed.

00:47:00.162 --> 00:47:02.910 align:middle line:84%
The following gross bill, having
been rightly and truly prepared

00:47:02.910 --> 00:47:06.200 align:middle line:84%
is now before the
House final passage.

00:47:06.200 --> 00:47:10.610 align:middle line:84%
House 4031, an act
designating a certain bridge

00:47:10.610 --> 00:47:14.017 align:middle line:84%
in the city of Fall River
as the Ronald Costa Bridge.

00:47:14.017 --> 00:47:16.100 align:middle line:84%
Question now is on passing
the bill to be enacted.

00:47:16.100 --> 00:47:17.585 align:middle line:90%
All those in favor, say aye.

00:47:17.585 --> 00:47:19.010 align:middle line:90%
All those opposed, nay.

00:47:19.010 --> 00:47:20.390 align:middle line:84%
The bill is passed
to be enacted.

00:47:20.390 --> 00:48:35.200 align:middle line:90%


00:48:35.200 --> 00:48:38.230 align:middle line:84%
The chair has been informed that
house 4228 has been released

00:48:38.230 --> 00:48:39.910 align:middle line:90%
by the committee on bills.

00:48:39.910 --> 00:48:42.730 align:middle line:84%
On third reading, Mr.
Speliotis of Danvers

00:48:42.730 --> 00:48:44.020 align:middle line:90%
moves suspension of the rules.

00:48:44.020 --> 00:48:45.580 align:middle line:90%
All those in favor, say aye.

00:48:45.580 --> 00:48:46.630 align:middle line:90%
All those opposed, nay.

00:48:46.630 --> 00:48:47.680 align:middle line:90%
The ayes have it.

00:48:47.680 --> 00:48:48.610 align:middle line:90%
Rules are suspended.

00:48:48.610 --> 00:48:49.693 align:middle line:90%
Third reading of the bill.

00:48:49.693 --> 00:48:53.760 align:middle line:90%


00:48:53.760 --> 00:48:55.590 align:middle line:84%
An act establishing
a sick leave bank

00:48:55.590 --> 00:48:58.530 align:middle line:84%
for Alyssa Nelson, an employee
of the office for victim

00:48:58.530 --> 00:49:01.082 align:middle line:90%
assistance, House number 4228.

00:49:01.082 --> 00:49:03.540 align:middle line:84%
Question now is on passing the
bill to being gross, pending

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which Mr. Speliotis
of Danvers offers

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an amendment in the
hands of the clerk.

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Clerk will read the amendment.

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Mr. Speliotis of Danvers
moves to amend the bill

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by substitution of a
bill with the same title.

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Question now is
on the amendment.

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All those in favor, say
aye, all those opposed, nay.

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The ayes have it.

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The amendment is adopted.

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Question now is on
passing the bill

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to be engrossed as amended.

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All those in favor, say
aye, all those opposed, nay.

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The ayes have it.

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Bill is passed to
being gross as amended.

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Mr. DeLeo of Winthrop,
offers an order

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in the hands of the clerk.

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Clerk will read the order.

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Order that when the
House adjourns today,

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it will adjourn to meet
tomorrow at 11 o'clock AM.

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Question now is on
adoption of the order.

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Are all those in favor, say
aye, all those opposed, nay.

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The ayes have it.

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The other is adopted.

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Mr. Smola of Warren now moves
that the House stand adjourned.

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All those in favor, say
aye, all those opposed, nay.

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The ayes have it.

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House stands adjourned to meet
tomorrow, Thursday, 11 AM, in

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an informal session.

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