SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1645        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 902

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

William N. Brownsberger

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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 recognizing dangerousness of retail drug offenses.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

Christopher M. Markey

9th Bristol

Carlos Henriquez

5th Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1645        FILED ON: 1/18/2013

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 902

By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 902) of William N. Brownsberger, Denise Provost, Benjamin Swan, Christopher M. Markey and others for legislation to recognize the dangerousness of retail drug offenses.  Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act recognizing dangerousness of retail drug offenses.

 

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 58A of Chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is amended by striking out the words “an offense for which a mandatory minimum term of three years or more is prescribed in chapter ninety-four C” and replacing them with “an offense under section 32 of chapter 94C, or section 32A of chapter 94C, or section 32B of chapter 94C, or section 32E of chapter 94C, or section 32F of chapter 94C, or section 32I of chapter 94C, or section 32K of chapter 94C”

SECTION 2. Section 58A is further amended by adding the words “a felony offense that has as an element of the offense the distribution of dangerous substances,” prior to the words “a felony offense” where they appear in the first sentence.