HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2788        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1336

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Colleen M. Garry

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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 manslaughter by protest.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

1/16/2015

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

1/16/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

1/20/2015

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/2/2015

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/26/2015

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

9/17/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

9/17/2019

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

9/17/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/4/2015

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/2/2015

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

2/4/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2788        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1336

By Miss Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1336) of Colleen M. Garry and others relative to manslaughter caused while protesting or blocking highway or roadway access .  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to manslaughter by protest.

 

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. Chapter 265 of the General Laws shall be amended in section 13 by adding after the word “manslaughter”  in the first sentence,  the following language:-

“or manslaughter caused by reckless disregard of life while protesting or blocking highway or roadway access”