SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1479        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1145

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cindy F. Friedman

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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 ensuring access to addiction services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Cindy F. Friedman

Fourth Middlesex

 

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

 

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/22/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/24/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/28/2019

William N. Brownsberger

Second Suffolk and Middlesex

1/29/2019

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

1/29/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/29/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/31/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

1/31/2019

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

2/1/2019

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

2/1/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/1/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Julian Cyr

Cape and Islands

2/1/2019

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

2/1/2019

Harriette L. Chandler

First Worcester

2/1/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

4/1/2019

William L. Crocker, Jr.

2nd Barnstable

4/2/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

4/8/2019

Paul R. Feeney

Bristol and Norfolk

4/10/2019

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

4/11/2019

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

4/12/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

4/18/2019

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

4/18/2019

Patrick Joseph Kearney

4th Plymouth

7/2/2019


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1479        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1145

By Ms. Friedman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1145) of Cindy F. Friedman, Ruth B. Balser, Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Jason M. Lewis and other members of the General Court for legislation to ensure access to addiction services.  Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

 

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 ensuring access to addiction services.

 

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 35 of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 73 to 85, inclusive, as amended by section 56 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017, the words:- “: (i) a secure facility for women approved by the department of public health or the department of mental health, if a female; or (ii) the Massachusetts correctional institution at Bridgewater or other such facility as designated by the commissioner of correction, if a male; provided, however, that any person so committed shall be housed and treated separately from persons currently serving a criminal sentence” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- a secure facility approved by the department of public health or the department of mental health.

SECTION 2. Said section 35 of said chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the fifth and sixth paragraphs, as inserted by section 57 of chapter 47 of the acts of 2017.