HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1399 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1794
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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 relative to school and public threats.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/14/2025 |
Kimberly N. Ferguson | 1st Worcester | 1/15/2025 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2025 |
Todd M. Smola | 1st Hampden | 3/10/2025 |
Hannah Kane | 11th Worcester | 1/31/2025 |
Kelly W. Pease | 4th Hampden | 3/24/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1399 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1794
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1794) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the penalties for knowingly communicating false reports of active shooting incidents at schools. The Judiciary. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1576 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to school and public threats.
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 14 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 15, at the beginning of paragraph (1), the following:— to behead persons at a place or location; or
SECTION 2. Said section 14 of said chapter 269 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting in line 30, after the word “threat”, the following:, or knowingly communicates a false report of an active shooting at a school,