An Act to ensure backyard privacy

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Overview Bill text 1 History 4 Sponsors

By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1879) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to the videotaping or taking of moving digital images of activities in the backyard of certain adjoining residential properties. The Judiciary.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Last action: Mar 26, 2026 — Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Session: 194th
Momentum: 30 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 4%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -4 30/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 202 days quiet

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