HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 901 FILED ON: 1/14/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 89
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Danielle W. Gregoire
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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 regarding the use of aversive therapy.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex | 1/14/2015 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 8/16/2019 |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire | 8/16/2019 |
Tom Sannicandro | 7th Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 8/16/2019 |
Patricia D. Jehlen | Second Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Barbara A. L'Italien | Second Essex and Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 8/16/2019 |
Gailanne M. Cariddi | 1st Berkshire | 8/16/2019 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 8/16/2019 |
James Arciero | 2nd Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 8/16/2019 |
Sarah K. Peake | 4th Barnstable | 8/16/2019 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 8/16/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 8/16/2019 |
Anne M. Gobi | Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 8/16/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 8/16/2019 |
Michael D. Brady | Second Plymouth and Bristol | 8/16/2019 |
Brian R. Mannal | 2nd Barnstable | 8/16/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 8/16/2019 |
Michael O. Moore | Second Worcester | 8/16/2019 |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk | 8/16/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 901 FILED ON: 1/14/2015
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 89
By Miss Gregoire of Marlborough, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 89) of Danielle W. Gregoire and others for legislation to prohibit the use of procedures which cause physical pain or deny a reasonable humane existence to persons with disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
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 regarding the use of aversive therapy.
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 16 of Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following text:-
No program, agency, or facility funded, operated, licensed, or approved by any agency or subdivision of the Commonwealth shall administer or cause to be administered to any person with a physical, intellectual, or developmental disability any procedure which causes obvious signs of physical pain, including, but not limited to, hitting, pinching, and electric shock for the purposes of changing the behavior of the person.
No such program may employ any form of physical contact or punishment that is otherwise prohibited by law, or would be prohibited if used on a non-disabled person.
No such program may employ any procedure which denies a person with a physical, intellectual, or developmental disability reasonable sleep, food, shelter, bedding, bathroom facilities, and any other aspect expected of a humane existence in the Commonwealth.