HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2106        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2292

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, 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 relative to school and public threats.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

3/14/2018

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/14/2018

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

2/3/2017

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

3/14/2018

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

3/14/2018

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/14/2018

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/14/2018

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

3/14/2018

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

3/14/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2106        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2292

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2292) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the penalties for certain crimes against public peace.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1405 OF 2015-2016.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to school and public threats.

 

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 14 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) in lines 15 through 28, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following:--

(1)to behead persons at a place or location; or

(2)that a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, an explosive or incendiary device, a dangerous chemical or biological agent, a poison, a harmful radioactive substance or any other device, substance or item capable of causing death, serious bodily injury or substantial property damage, will be used at a place or location, or is present or will be present at a place or location, whether or not the same is in fact used or present; or

(3)to hijack an aircraft, ship, or common carrier thereby causing anxiety, unrest, fear, or personal discomfort to any person or group of persons shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 20 years or imprisonment in the house of correction for not more than 21/2 years, or by fine of not more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SECTION 2. Section 14 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting in line 30, after the word “threat”, the following:   , or knowingly communicates a false report of an active shooting at a school,