,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ac1         
#bjag,mr4 ,meehan 7= himself & ,ms4     
,cl>k ( ,massa*usetts7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to create p5alties = massage e/abli%m5t
 own]s & employees :o fail to report k  
or reasonable suspicion ( sexual        
assault4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be ref]r$ to z ! ,duty to ,report       
,sexual ,assault ,act ( #bjag4  #b4     
,sexual assault report+ requirem5t &    
p5alties  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,*apt] #gc (  
title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new section3 
#aebb4 ,failure ( a massage e/abli%m5t  
own] or employee to report sexual       
assault  7a7 ,:oev]1 be+ ! own] or      
employee ( a massage e/abli%m5t-- 7#a7  
7,a7 kn[s or reasonably suspects t ano!r
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sexually assault$ ano!r p]son on !      
premises (1 or :ile p]=m+ s]vices on    

behalf (1 ! massage e/abli%m5t2 &  7,b7 
fails to report to su* k or reasonable  
suspicion to ! appropriate law en=cem5t 
ag5cy2 or  7#b7 9 ! case ( an own] ( a  
massage e/abli%m5t1 fails to display 9 a
 mann] t is visible to cu/om]s ( su*    
e/abli%m5t ! policies & proc$ures ( su* 
e/abli%m5t relat+ to sexual assault     
prev5tion & response1 includ+ ! policy  
or proc$ure relat+ to report+ sexual    
assaults to ! appropriate law en=cem5t  
ag5cy1  %all be puni%$ z provid$ 9      
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,! puni%m5t = an   
(f5se-- 7#a7 "u subsection 7a77#a71 is a
 f9e 9 an am\nt n m ?an #a1ejj1         
imprisonm5t = a p]iod ( n m ?an six     
mon?s1 or bo?2 &  7#b7 "u subsection    
7a77#b71 is a f9e 9 an am\nt n m ?an    
#ejj4  7c7 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,! t]m 
massage e/abli%m5t means any e/abli%m5t 
t (f]s = sale massage s]vices4  7#b7 ,! 
t]m sexual assault means a ,f$]al1      
tribal1 or ,/ate (f5se1 by :atev]       
designation & :]ev] committ$1 consi/+ ( 
assault ) int5t to commit rape2         

aggravat$ sexual abuse & sexual abuse 7z
 describ$ 9 sections #bbda & #bbdb72 or 
abusive sexual contact 7z describ$ 9    
section #bbdb74  7d7 ,no?+ 9 ?is section
 requires a law en=cem5t (fic] to :om a 
report is made ( a sexual assault       
describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#a77;,a7 to   
inve/igate or *>ge an individual ) an   
(f5se )\t ! cons5t ( ! alleg$ victim (  
su* (f5se4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!  
table ( sections at ! beg9n+ ( *apt] #gc
 ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is   
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+ new     
item3  #aebb4 ,failure ( a massage      
e/abli%m5t own] or employee to report   
sexual assault4  4  7c7 ,effective date 
,?is ,act %all take effect #abj days    
aft] ! date ( enactm5t4