HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2008        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 856

 

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 expanding protections against incest.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

3/14/2018

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

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

3/14/2018

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

3/14/2018

Nicholas A. Boldyga

3rd Hampden

3/14/2018

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

3/14/2018


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2008        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 856

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 856) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the crime of incest.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1396 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 expanding protections against incest.

 

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 17 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “consanguinity”, in line 1, the following words:— , affinity or adoption.

SECTION 2.  This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.