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* An Act Protecting Personal Security [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1973 H.1973]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1045 S.1045] - Suggested by Pirate Rikki
* An Act Protecting Personal Security [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1973 H.1973]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1045 S.1045] - Suggested by Pirate Rikki
* An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1731 S.1731))
* An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1731 S.1731])
* An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1946 H.1946]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1053 S.1053])
* An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1946 H.1946]/[https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1053 S.1053])
* An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems ([https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3749 H.3749] / [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2438 S.2438])
* 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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Endorsements
Endorsements
* H.1973. An Act protecting personal security.  We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
* H.1973. An Act protecting personal security.  We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
* S.1731. An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos
* 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.
* 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.

Latest revision as of 20:52, 3 August 2025

Meeting to be held via video conference: https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/mass-pirates-member-meeting/

Recording:

Reports

Decisions/Endorsements

Projects/Events

Pirate News

Leader: Joseph

  • Pirate news recording scheduled for every other Sunday, 7pm with go-live at 7:30pm. Unless changed

Commonwealth Bills to Review

  • An Act Protecting Personal Security H.1973/S.1045 - Suggested by Pirate Rikki
  • An Act to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos (S.1731)
  • An Act to implement the recommendations of the special commission on facial recognition technology (H.1946/S.1053)
  • An Act relative to unmanned aerial systems (H.3749 / S.2438)
  • An Act relative to protecting Massachusetts residents against federal government surveillance (H.2687)
  • Dignity Not Deportations Act (H.1588 / S.1122)
  • Right to Repair Bills:
  • 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:
    • An Act to promote the health and safety of people in the sex trade (H.1980)
    • An Act to study the decriminalization of sex work (H.2467)
    • An Act relative to safe reporting (H.1747)
    • An Act relative to sexual assault by an officer (H.2634)

Here is an etherpad for people to offer suggestions.

Bills We Decided On

  • An Act to provide accountability in the use of biometric recognition technology and comprehensive enforcement (H.96/S.36)
  • Civil Asset Forfeiture reform (H.1953)

Federal Bills to Review

Other To Do

Upcoming Events

Participants

  • Jamie
  • Steve

Observers

Summary

Reports

  • Alec following up with cities that haven't provided voter lists. There are around 40 of them.
  • Contacting volunteers to see if they're interested in running for office in 2026, esp in local elections, state rep, and state senators.

Pirate News

  • Last one posted earlier today

Next week

  • Meeting or pirate news, depending on turnout.

Endorsements

  • H.1973. An Act protecting personal security. We support the bill, and its senate counterpart.
  • 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.
  • 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.