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| === Commonwealth Bills to Review ===
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| Other bills:
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| * An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3749 H.3749] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2438 S.2438])
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| * An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2687 H.2687])
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| * Dignity Not Deportations Act ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1588 H.1588] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1122 S.1122])
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| * Right to Repair Bills:
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| ** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H433 H.433] & [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S189 S.189]
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| ** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H398 H.398]
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| ** [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1278 H.1278] (Hearing occurred)
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| * Decrim Sex Work Bills from https://bswac.org/. Emailed Rikki and Desmond their thoughts on them as they are the most up to date on the issue:
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| ** An Act to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1980 H.1980])
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| Here is [https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MassPirates_2025_Bills_To_Review an etherpad for people to offer suggestions].
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| ==== Bills We Decided On ====
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| [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4746 Massachusetts House data privacy bills] - We urge supports to call and ask for multiple changes.
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| Endorsed:
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| * An Act to provide accountability in the use of biometric recognition technology and comprehensive enforcement ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H96 H.96]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S36 S.36])
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| * Civil Asset Forfeiture reform ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1953 H.1953])
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| * H.1973. An Act protecting personal security. We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
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| * S.1731. An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos. Not great, but we'll support it, because it sucks less than the status quo.
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| * H.1946/ An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology. We support the warrant requirements, and the bills provisions for transparency and reporting.
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| * An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2467 H.2467])
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| * An Act relative to safe reporting ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1747 H.1747])
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| * An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2634 H.2634])
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| === Federal Bills to Review ===
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| * Kids Online Safety Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1748/text S.1748]) - We opposed them.
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| * Anti-Section 230 bills - We opposed them
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| * Anti-File Sharing bills:
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| ** Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/791/text H.R.791]) - [https://torrentfreak.com/new-bill-aims-to-block-foreign-pirate-sites-in-the-u-s-250129/ ...more]
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| ** American Copyright Protection Act (Not yet posted) [https://torrentfreak.com/unveiled-new-u-s-anti-piracy-bill-acpa-proposes-alternative-site-blocking-path/ ...more])
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| ** ... more on the bills at https://torrentfreak.com/fears-of-overblocking-unite-critics-of-u-s-pirate-site-blocking-bill/
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| * Pro Codes Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4009/text H.R.4009] [https://www.techdirt.com/2024/07/23/congress-wants-to-let-private-companies-own-the-law/ ...more]
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| * American Music Fairness Act ([https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/861/text H.R.861])
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| === A reconsideration of Member Meeting Articles ===
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| We haven't adhered to our [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement Articles of Agreement]'s [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#Article_4.0:_Member_Meetings Member Meetings section] strictly since we have existed, specifically the [ https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Form Form] and [https://masspirates.org/wiki/Articles_of_Agreement#4.2_Time Time] sections. Meetings have met weekly and bi-weekly (our current form) and not twice a year each over six weeks.
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| Rework them to:
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| * Have a section on conferences (possible spring/fall, at least one a year)
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| * Rework the member meetings to be on-line at least once a month
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| * Set when elections for the pirate council is and that we can elect people at a conference or on-line by secret ballot
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| Working on a draft document at https://etherpad.pp-international.net/p/MAPPRevisedMemberMeetingsArticles
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| === Other To Do === | | === Other To Do === |
