The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tarr, Bruce (SEN)
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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 to reduce teen smoking
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Tarr, Bruce (SEN) |
First Essex and Middlesex |
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Robert L. Hedlund |
Plymouth and Norfolk |
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Scott P. Brown |
Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
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Marc R. Pacheco |
First Plymouth and Bristol |
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Linda Dean Campbell |
15th Essex |
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William Goodwin |
39 Harrison Street
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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01016 OF .]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act to reduce teen smoking.
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. Chapter 270 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after Section 6A the following additional new section:
“Section 6B. Whoever shall, while under the age of eighteen, be in possession of a cigarette, chewing tobacco, snuff, or any tobacco in any of its forms not given to that person by his parent or guardian shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten and no more than twenty-five dollars. If the offense is committed while on the property of a public school, it shall be permissible for administrative and teaching personnel of that school to confiscate the tobacco product.”