HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2772 FILED ON: 1/17/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1578
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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."