HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 69        FILED ON: 1/4/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 985

 

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

1/4/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/30/2017

Kate D. Campanale

17th Worcester

2/3/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/23/2017

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/11/2017

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/19/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/19/2017

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

2/2/2017

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/3/2017

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

1/23/2017

Kevin J. Kuros

8th Worcester

2/3/2017

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/19/2017

Leonard Mirra

2nd Essex

1/20/2017

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

2/2/2017

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/17/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/19/2017

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

1/12/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/19/2017

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

1/24/2017

Richard J. Ross

Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex

1/23/2017

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/2/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/3/2017

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

1/24/2017

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

2/2/2017


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 69        FILED ON: 1/4/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 985

By Mr. Whelan of Brewster, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 985) 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.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1671 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 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."