Bill Text: MA H1320 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Increase the penalty for assault and battery on children
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/27 at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room B1 [H1320 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-H1320-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera
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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 passage of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to criminal proceedings.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera |
10th Hampden |
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Elizabeth A. Malia |
11th Suffolk |
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Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. |
34th Middlesex |
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Bruce E. Tarr |
First Essex and Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1352 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act relative to criminal proceedings.
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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 13J of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2006 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 18 and 19, the words “for not more than five years, or by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years” and inserting in place thereof the following words:— for life or for any term of years.
