Massachusetts S 195: An Act to protect personal biometric data

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1507 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 195

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Joanne M. Comerford
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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 relative to toxic-free kids.
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PETITION OF:

NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
Joanne M. Comerford Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester
Cindy F. Friedman Fourth Middlesex 2/10/2025
Mark C. Montigny Second Bristol and Plymouth 1/29/2025
Adam Gómez Hampden 2/4/2025
Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex 2/4/2025
James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester 2/10/2025
Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex 2/19/2025
Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk 2/20/2025
Michael O. Moore Second Worcester 2/20/2025
John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth 2/20/2025
Liz Miranda Second Suffolk 3/19/2025
Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex 4/2/2025
Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex 4/4/2025
John C. Velis Hampden and Hampshire 4/14/2025
Robyn K. Kennedy First Worcester 4/25/2025
Pavel M. Payano First Essex 4/28/2025
Patrick M. O'Connor First Plymouth and Norfolk 4/29/2025
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex 7/25/2025

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William J. Driscoll, Jr. Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol 9/1/2025

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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1507 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 195
By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 195) of Joanne M. Comerford,
Cindy F. Friedman, Mark C. Montigny, Adam Gomez and other members of the Senate for
legislation to eliminate harmful chemicals from children's products. Consumer Protection and
Professional Licensure.

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2564 OF 2023-2024.]

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 relative to toxic-free kids.

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. Chapter 21A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2 Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 28 the following new section:-
3 Section 29. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the
4 following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
5 “Authoritative body”, an agency or formally organized program or group which the
6 department of environmental protection, in consultation with the Toxics Use Reduction Institute
7 at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, has identified as having expertise in the identification
8 of chemicals causing cancer and other toxicity; provided, that these authoritative bodies shall
9 include, but are not limited to: (i) the American Conference of Governmental Industrial

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10 Hygienists; (ii) the federal Environmental Protection Agency; (iii) the European Chemicals
11 Agency; (iv) the International Agency for Research on Cancer; (v) the National Toxicology
12 Program; and (vi) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
13 “Chemical”, a substance with a distinct molecular composition and the breakdown
14 products of the substance that form through decomposition, degradation or metabolism or a
15 group of structurally related substances and the breakdown products of the substances that form
16 through decomposition, degradation or metabolism.
17 “Chemical class”, groupings that relate chemicals by similar features including
18 classifications by structure, physical properties, or other factors.
19 “Children”, natural persons 12 years of age and under.
20 “Children’s product”, consumer products intended, made or marketed for use by children
21 12 years of age or under, including: (i) toys; (ii) children’s clothing; (iii) children's cosmetics and
22 personal care products; (iv) children's jewelry and novelty products; (v) children’s school
23 supplies; (vi) children’s arts and crafts supplies, including model making supplies (vii) children’s
24 bedding, furniture and furnishings; (viii) child car seats; (ix) products to help a child with
25 sucking or teething, or to facilitate sleep, relaxation or the feeding of a child; (x) artificial turf
26 fields installed on school properties, publicly owned properties or intended for use by children
27 under the age of 18; (xi) products that meet any of the following conditions: represented in its
28 packaging, display or advertising as appropriate for use by children, sold in conjunction with,
29 attached to or packaged together with other products that are packaged, displayed or advertised
30 as appropriate for use by children sold in a retail store, catalogue or online website, in which a
31 person exclusively offers for sale products that are packaged, displayed or advertised as

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