HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 110        FILED ON: 1/9/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 557

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Smitty Pignatelli

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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 prescription opioid abuse prevention education.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Smitty Pignatelli

3rd Berkshire

1/9/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/19/2023

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

1/20/2023

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

1/20/2023

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/25/2023

Rodney M. Elliott

16th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/30/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/6/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/8/2023

Priscila S. Sousa

6th Middlesex

2/14/2023

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

4/3/2023

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

4/5/2023

Jacob R. Oliveira

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester

4/21/2023

Kathleen R. LaNatra

12th Plymouth

7/13/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 110        FILED ON: 1/9/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 557

By Representative Pignatelli of Lenox, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 557) of Smitty Pignatelli and others relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education in public schools.  Education.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to prescription opioid abuse prevention education.

 

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 1 of chapter 71 of the general laws, as so appearing in the 2018 edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “violence”, in line 22, the following words:- “, prescription opioid abuse prevention, with an emphasis on the prescription drug epidemic and the connection between prescription opioid abuse and addiction to other drugs, such as heroin,”.