HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 612        FILED ON: 1/18/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 492

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Byron Rushing

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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 reform of archaic laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Byron Rushing

9th Suffolk

1/18/2011

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

2/3/2011

Patricia D. Jehlen

 

2/1/2011

Aaron Michlewitz

3rd Suffolk

2/2/2011

James B. Eldridge

 

2/3/2011

Carl M. Sciortino, Jr.

34th Middlesex

1/27/2011

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

1/28/2011

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

2/2/2011

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2011

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

2/2/2011

Ellen Story

3rd Hampshire

2/4/2011

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/4/2011

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

2/4/2011

Gary Daffin

Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 612        FILED ON: 1/18/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 492

By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 492) of Byron Rushing and others relative to the reform of  laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1711 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 reform of archaic laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 34 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 1 to 2, the words “commits the abominable and detestable crime against nature, either with mankind or” and inserting in place thereof the words:-- engages in sexual relations.

SECTION 2. Section 35 of chapter 272 is hereby repealed.