HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2772        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1578

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul F. Tucker

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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 strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

1/17/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/22/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/23/2019

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

1/28/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/28/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/29/2019

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

1/30/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

1/30/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/30/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

1/30/2019

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/30/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/30/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

1/30/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/30/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

1/30/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Dean A. Tran

Worcester and Middlesex

1/31/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/31/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/31/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

2/1/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

2/1/2019

David Allen Robertson

19th Middlesex

2/1/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

2/1/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2772        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1578

By Mr. Tucker of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1578) of Paul F. Tucker and others relative to the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technicians, ambulance operators, ambulance attendants or health care providers.  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 strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider.

 

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 13I of Chapter 265 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words "treating or transporting a person".

Section 2. Section 13I of Chapter 265 of the General Laws as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words "house of correction for not less than 90 days nor more than 2 and one-half years or by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000, or both." and inserting in place thereof the following words: "state prison for not more than five years, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years."