HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1874        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1671

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan

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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 distribution of oxycodone.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/15/2015

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

9/26/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

9/26/2019

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

2/2/2015

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

9/26/2019

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

1/22/2015

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

9/26/2019

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/26/2015

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

2/4/2015

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

1/22/2015

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

9/26/2019

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

9/26/2019

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

9/26/2019

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

9/26/2019

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

9/26/2019

Shaunna L. O'Connell

3rd Bristol

9/26/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

9/26/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

2/4/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1874        FILED ON: 1/15/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1671

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1671) of Timothy R. Whelan and others for legislation to increase the penalties for the distributing and trafficking of oxycodone and derivatives of oxycodone.  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 distribution of oxycodone.

 

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

Section 32A of Chapter 94C is hereby amended by striking out paragraph (c) in it's entirety and hereby inserting in it's place the following:

"(c) Any person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, distributes, dispenses or possesses with intent to manufacture, distribute or dispense phencyclidine or a controlled substance defined in clause (1) of paragraph (a), in clause (4) of paragraph (a) or in clause (2) of paragraph (c) of class B of section thirty-one shall be punished by a term of imprisonment in the state prison for not less than two and one-half nor more than ten years or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not less than one nor more than two and one-half years. No sentence imposed under the provisions of this section shall be for less than a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of one year and a fine of not less than one thousand nor more than ten thousand dollars may be imposed but not in lieu of the mandatory minimum one year term of imprisonment, as established herein."