HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2408 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2319
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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 | 1/19/2017 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 3/14/2018 |
James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 1/28/2017 |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 2/1/2017 |
Shaunna L. O'Connell | 3rd Bristol | 2/3/2017 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/3/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2408 FILED ON: 1/19/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2319
By Mr. Lyons of Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2319) of James J. Lyons, Jr., and others for legislation to increase the penalties for heroin trafficking. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1472 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 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.