Page 16 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FriDAy, JAnUAry 19, 2024 720-1562. Beacon Hill Roll Call By Bob Katzen If you have any questions about this week’s report, e-mail us at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com or call us at (617) Beacon Hill Roll Call Volume 49 - Report No. 2 January 8-12, 2024 Copyright © 2024 Beacon Hill Roll Call. All Rights Reserved. By Bob Katzen ..THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records ~ Legal Notice ~ COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS THE TRIAL COURT PROBATE AND FAMILY COURT Essex Probate and Family Court 36 Federal Street Salem, MA 01970 (978) 744-1020 Docket No. ES23D1335DR DIVORCE SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AND MAILING Grace Y. Sholola vs. Oladele J. Sholola To the Defendant: The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce requesting that the Court grant a divorce for Irretrievable Breakdown. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restraining Order has been entered in this matter preventing you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. SEE Supplemental Probate Court Rule 411. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon: Grace Y. Sholola, 17 Lilypond Ave., Saugus, MA 01906 your answer, if any, on or before 03/05/2024. If you fail to do so, the court will proceed to the hearing and adjudication of this action. You are also required to file a copy of your answer, if any, in the office of the Register of this Court. WITNESS, Hon. Frances M. Giordano, First Justice of this Court. Date: January 9, 2024 PAMELA CASEY O’BRIEN REGISTER OF PROBATE January 19, 2024 ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ TOWN OF SAUGUS TREE DEPARTMENT THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM AT TOWN HALL 298 CENTRAL STREET, SAUGUS, MA ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024 AT 6:00 PM. RELATIVE TO THE REMOVAL OF 11 TREES LOCATED ON TOWN OWNED PROPERTY AT 6 STANLEY TERRACE UNDER GENERAL LAWS CHAPTER 87 SECTION 3. SEE TREE LISTING BELOW Maple Tree #1 – 16 in DBH Maple Tree #2 – 16 in DBH Maple Tree #3 – 11 in DBH Maple Tree #4 – 13 in DBH Maple Tree #5 – 12 in DBH Maple Tree #6 – 5 in DBH Maple Tree #7 – 15 in DBH Maple Tree #8 – 11 in DBH Maple Tree #9 – 9 in DBH Maple Tree #10 – 5 in DBH Maple Tree #11 – 12 in DBH January 19, 26, 2024 local senators’ and representatives’ votes from the week of January 8-12. REVENGE PORN AND TEEN SEXTING (H 4241) House 151-0, approved and sent to the Senate a proposal that would prohibit the posting of sexually explicit images of another person online without their permission— commonly referred to as “revenge porn.” The practice is often used by ex-spouses or ex-partners. Massachusetts is one of only two states that does not have a law about this crime. The measure makes it illegal to do so and establishes a sentence of up to 2.5 years in prison and/ or a fine of up to $10,000; increases the upper limit of the fine for criminal harassment from $1,000 to $5,000; and allows a victim to petition the court for a harassment prevention order against a person who has violated this statute. Another provision changes current law under which minors, under 18 years of age, who share explicit images of themselves or other minors, can be charged with violating Massachusetts child pornography laws and are required to register with the Sex Offender Registry. The bill allows minors to be diverted to an educational program that would provide them with information about the consequences of posting or transmitting indecent visual depictions of minors. The legislation also expands the definition of abuse to include “coercive control,” which includes behaviors aimed at limiting a victim’s safety or autonomy. “The House has heard the urgent call of survivors to enhance protections and ensure that our laws keep up with technology,” said Rep. Mike Day (D-Stoneham), House Chair of the Committee on the Judiciary and the sponsor of the current version of the measure. “But the House doesn’t just listen, we act. It’s critical that these reforms pass into law quickly so that victims of coercive control, adolescent sexting and revenge porn aren’t left without relief.” “The sexting provisions provide law enforcement officers with a middle ground that will allow them to educate kids about the consequences of their actions without ruining their lives,” said Rep. Jeff Roy (D-Franklin), a sponsor of one of the earlier versions of the proposal. “It will have a tremendous impact on people who have become entangled in the web and transmittal of images that can cause traumatic and lifetime harm, through a diversion program that will educate them about the legal and personal consequences of this behavior.” “Protecting victims is the driving force behind these efforts and I am pleased we are giving prosecutors more tools to deal with these disturbing and dangerous situations,” said Rep. Richard Haggerty (D-Woburn), another sponsor of an earlier version of the bill. “By defining coercive control as abuse and closing revenge porn consent loopholes, this law protects against the severe emotional harm too often inflicted through non-physical tactics, sending a clear message that revenge porn, coercive control and criminal harassment have no place in Massachusetts.” Jane Doe Inc. (JDI), the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, released a statement applauding the Massachusetts House for unanimously passing the bill. JDI’s statement said that “this legislation will advance essential protections for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence across the commonwealth, including stronger protections against image-based sexual assault – sometimes referred to as revenge porn – and coercive control, a pattern of deliberate behavior by an abuser that substantially restricts another person’s safety and autonomy.” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill.) ..Rep. Jessica Giannino ......... Yes ................................................... Rep. Donald Wong ..................... Yes DEEPFAKE IMAGES (H 4241) House 151-0, approved an amendment that would extend the restrictions on revenge porn to include “deepfake” pornography created by computer generation without a subject’s consent.Deepfake pornography typically uses some existing pornography that is digitally manipulated to replace one person’s face likeness with that of the subject’s face. “With the continued advancements in digital technology, AI-manufactured, dig(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.) ..Rep. Jessica Giannino ......... Yes ................................................... Rep. Donald Wong ..................... Yes USE INTEREST FROM STATE’S “RAIN DAY FUND” TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDS (S 2548) Senate 39-0, approved and sent to the House a bill that would leverage the interest from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to better compete for federal dollars, to ensure the state receives the maximum possible share of federal funds and to pay down the state’s long term debt liabilities. The Rainy Day Fund currently has a historic balance of $8.2 billion. Supporters said the bill will require the state comptroller to transfer interest from the Rainy Day Fund to the Commonwealth Federal Matching and Debt Reduction Fund on a quarterly basis if the Rainy Day balance is of a healthy amount. The Secretary of Administration and Finance would then pursue federal funds for infrastructure, resiliency and economic development. Once federal grant opportunities expire, money in the fund will go toward reducing the state’s long-term liabilities. “Remaining competitive, equitable and affordable entails thinking creatively about our commonwealth’s finances and funding, and that is what we accomplished today in the Senate,” said Senate President Karen Spilka (D-Ashland). “We have been fiscally prudent in building up the largest rainyday fund in Massachusetts history, and today we are doubling down on our fiscal responsibility by using the interest on that fund to compete for federal dollars that will save our commonwealth even more in the long run.” “The legislation that the Senate approved today proBEACON HILL ROLL | SEE PAGE 17 itized nude photos are our latest phase of exploitation,” said sponsor Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D-Pittsfield). “At this time, anyone’s image can be realistically altered to create pornography and then shared without their consent. This amendment takes the critical step to filling the gap being created with this fast-advancing technology and begin to address the pervasive problem of non-consensual deepfake pornography.”
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