HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2750        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1685

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 protecting children from domestic violence.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/9/2021

Susan Williams Gifford

2nd Plymouth

2/25/2021

Angelo L. D'Emilia

8th Plymouth

2/26/2021

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

3/11/2021

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/18/2021

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

3/24/2021

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

4/7/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2750        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1685

By Mr. Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1685) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the penalty for assault or an assault and battery upon another  and in the presence of a child.  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 protecting children from domestic violence.

 

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 13A of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

“(d) Whoever commits an assault or an assault and battery upon another within a dwelling and in the presence of a child under 16 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2½ years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Furthermore, the law enforcement agency filing the charges shall provide the department of social services, as established in chapter 18B, with a notice of the charges, to be used at the department’s discretion.”