HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 844        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3398

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Joseph D. McKenna and Lenny Mirra

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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 relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

1/15/2019

Lenny Mirra

2nd Essex

3/18/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/25/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

2/1/2019

Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.

5th Worcester

1/31/2019

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Michael J. Soter

8th Worcester

1/30/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 844        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3398

By Messrs. McKenna of Webster and Mirra of West Newbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3398) of Joseph D. McKenna, Lenny Mirra and others relative to trafficking certain illegal drugs and firearms.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4599 OF 2017-2018.]

 

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 relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking.

 

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. Chapter 94C of the General Laws shall be amended by adding the following new section:

Section 32O: Illegal Trafficking of Opioids, Heroin, Firearms.

(a) Whoever is found guilty for trafficking substances under section 32E paragraphs (c) or (c1/2) of this chapter and is concurrently or separately found guilty of any of sections 10E, 10I, 10J, or 10K of Chapter 269 regarding the trafficking or theft of firearms, rifles, shotguns or machine guns shall be punished by a term of up to life imprisonment in the state prison, that said sentence may include a fine of not more than $500,000.  

SECTION 2. A prosecution commenced under this section shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding.

SECTION 3. A person convicted of violating this section shall not be eligible for furlough, work release, temporary release or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct under sections 129C or 129D of chapter 127.