HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 745        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1932

 

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

 

Jeffrey Sánchez

15th Suffolk

 

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

 

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 745        FILED ON: 1/14/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1932

By Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1932) of Brian S. Dempsey and others 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. 1474 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 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:
 

SECTION 1. 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.