HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1592        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 122

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 reckless endangerment of persons with disabilities.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

 

Denise Andrews

2nd Franklin

1/28/2013

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

1/28/2013

Ann-Margaret Ferrante

5th Essex

1/30/2013

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2013

John J. Lawn, Jr.

10th Middlesex

1/29/2013

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/1/2013


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1592        FILED ON: 1/17/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 122

By Ms. Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 122) of Kay Khan and others relative to reckless endangerment of persons with disabilities.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 980 OF 2011-2012.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act relative to reckless endangerment of persons with disabilities.

 

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 13L of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the definition of “Child” the following definition:-

“Person with a disability”, a person with a permanent or long-term physical or mental impairment that prevents or restricts the individual’s ability to provide for his own care or protection.

SECTION 2. Said section 13L of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the figure “265”, in line 8, the following words: - ; indecent assault and battery on a person with a disability under section 13F of chapter 265.

SECTION 3. Said section 13L of said chapter 265, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the word “child”, in lines 16 and 23, the following words, in each instance:- , “a person with a disability.”