HB 1508-FN
permitting one-party consent for audio and video recordings in certain instances.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 2/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2525 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H10 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
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Sponsors
Barton, Joseph(R) Graf 1, Beaulier, Calvin(R) Graf 1, Kuttab, Katelyn(R) Rock 17, McFarlane, Donald(R) Graf 18, Thibault, James(R) Merr 25
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Judiciary
- January 14, 2026Public Hearing: 01/14/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
- January 14, 2026Executive Session: 01/14/2026 01:30 pm GP 230
- January 22, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/14/2026 (Vote 15-1; CC)
- February 5, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
It is the opinion of the majority of the committee that recording an individual without their consent could easily open the door to multiple inappropriate or harmful uses of such acts. For example, recordings could be used to obtain information that one might otherwise not divulge, to incite an emotional response in an individual in order to solicit a specific reaction, or for future uses by the recorder. The committee did not feel that this bill would adequately balance an individual’s right to privacy with the interests of the public and therefore determined that it was not in the best interest of the public. Vote 15-1.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 14, 2026 at 13:30Judiciary public hearing recording 4:20:30–4:22:56, about 2 min (estimated)
- January 14, 2026 at 13:30Judiciary executive session recording (start time not identified)
- February 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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