HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2271 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1462
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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 | 1/17/2019 |
Bradford Hill | 4th Essex | 1/23/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | 1/17/2019 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/17/2019 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 1/31/2019 |
Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex | 1/31/2019 |
Randy Hunt | 5th Barnstable | 1/28/2019 |
Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | 1/30/2019 |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2271 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1462
By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1462) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to expanding the provisions of the crime of incest. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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 2016 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.