HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1838 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1474
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian S. Dempsey
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to the issuance of public health warnings..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Brian S. Dempsey | 3rd Essex | 1/20/2011 |
Jeffrey Sánchez | 15th Suffolk | 2/4/2011 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1838 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1474
By Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1474) of Brian Dempsey and Jeffrey Sánchez relative to public health warnings of potential dangers to humans associated with the West Nile Virus. Public Health. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2042 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven
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An Act relative to the issuance of public health warnings..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, when issuing public health warnings about the potential dangers to humans associated with the West Nile Virus, the commissioner of the department of public health shall include any and all known risks to pregnant women in such public health warning.