Bill Text: MA S943 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to the marriage oath for prisoners.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-20 - Public Hearing date 10/21 at 11:00 AM in Hearing Room A1 [S943 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S943-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mr. Eldridge
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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 Regarding the marriage oath for prisoners.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
James B. Eldridge |
Middlesex and Worcester |
Jennifer Benson |
37th Middlesex |
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act Regarding the marriage oath for prisoners.
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. Notwithstanding any general or special laws to the contrary, Section 20 of Chapter 207 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by striking the words “or a state correctional facility” and inserting in their place “state correctional facility or federal Bureau of Prisons facility”.