SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1040        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 837

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Eileen M. Donoghue

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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 criminalizing the trafficking of carfentanil.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Eileen M. Donoghue

First Middlesex

 

James R. Miceli

19th Middlesex

1/25/2017

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

1/25/2017

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

1/26/2017

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/27/2017

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/31/2017

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2017

Jennifer L. Flanagan

Worcester and Middlesex

2/1/2017

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

2/1/2017

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

2/2/2017

Linda Dean Campbell

15th Essex

2/2/2017

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

2/2/2017

Sheila C. Harrington

1st Middlesex

2/3/2017

Claire D. Cronin

11th Plymouth

2/3/2017

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/3/2017

Eric P. Lesser

First Hampden and Hampshire

2/3/2017

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

2/3/2017

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

2/14/2017

Lori A. Ehrlich

8th Essex

5/17/2017


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1040        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 837

By Ms. Donoghue, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 837) of Eileen M. Donoghue, James R. Miceli, Sarah K. Peake, William Crocker and other members of the General Court for legislation to criminalize the trafficking of carfentanil.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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

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An Act criminalizing the trafficking of carfentanil.

 

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 31 of chapter 94C is hereby amended by inserting after clause (3) of paragraph (b) of Class B the following clause:-

“(3 ½) Carfentanil”

SECTION 2. Section 32E of chapter 94C is hereby amended by inserting in subsection (b), in line 42, after the words, “paragraph (a),” the following words:-

“ clause (3 ½) of paragraph (b),”