HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3269        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1472

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. Lyons, Jr.

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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 to increase penalties for heroin trafficking.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James J. Lyons, Jr.

18th Essex

1/16/2015

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

8/13/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/23/2015

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

8/13/2019

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

8/13/2019

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

8/13/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

8/13/2019

Leah Cole

12th Essex

8/13/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

8/13/2019

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

8/13/2019

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

8/13/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

8/13/2019

David M. Nangle

17th Middlesex

8/13/2019

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

8/13/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3269        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1472

By Mr. Lyons of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1472) of James J. Lyons, Jr., and others for legislation to increase the penalties for heroin trafficking.  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 to increase penalties for heroin trafficking.

 

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

Chapter 94C, section 32E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after subsection (c) (4), the following section:-

(5) Any persons found guilty of trafficking heroin that results in the death of the user is to be punished by the terms set forth in Chapter 265, Section 13 of the Massachusetts General Laws.