HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2269        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1758

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Jay D. Livingstone

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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 the reform of unconstitutional archaic laws.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/17/2021

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/18/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/24/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

3/3/2021

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

8/9/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2269        FILED ON: 2/17/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1758

By Mr. Livingstone of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1758) of Jay D. Livingstone and others for legislation to repeal certain laws.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3362 OF 2019-2020.]

 

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 relative to the reform of unconstitutional archaic laws.

 

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 31 of Chapter 71 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking, in lines 1-5, the first sentence.

SECTION 2.  Section 16A Chapter 264 of the General Laws is hereby repealed. 

SECTION 3. Section 22 Chapter 264 of the General Laws is hereby is hereby amended by striking, in lines 2-3, the words: - “by the Communist Party or”. 

SECTION 4. Section 14 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 5.  Section 18 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 6.  Section 34 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby is hereby amended by striking, in lines 2, the words “, either with mankind or”

SECTION 7.  Section 35 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 8.  Section 36 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.

SECTION 9.  Sections 63 through 69 of Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby repealed.