HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2848 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1459
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce J. Ayers
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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 amending MGL Chapter 127 Section 119A.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bruce J. Ayers | 1st Norfolk | 2/18/2021 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 2/19/2021 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/19/2021 |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk | 2/23/2021 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 4/16/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2848 FILED ON: 2/18/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1459
By Mr. Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1459) of Bruce J. Ayers and others relative to medical parole due to a terminal illness or permanent incapacitation. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act amending MGL Chapter 127 Section 119A.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
MGL Chapter 127 Section 119A, shall be amended by striking the following:
"(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a prisoner may be eligible for medical parole due to a terminal illness or permanent incapacitation pursuant to subsections (c) and (d)."; and shall be further amended by inserting in its place thereof:
"(b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a prisoner, not convicted of first-degree murder under MGL chapter 265 section 1, unless that prisoner had not attained the age of 18 years at the time of the murder, may be eligible for medical parole due to a terminal illness or permanent incapacitation pursuant to subsections (c) and (d)."