Bill Text: MA S1672 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced


Bill Title: For legislation relative to the crime of assault and battery on a child

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1672 Detail]

Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1672-Introduced.html

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ms. Creem

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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 the crime of assault and battery on a child.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Cynthia Stone Creem

First Middlesex and Norfolk

Bruce E. Tarr

First Essex and Middlesex

Jennifer M. Callahan

18th Worcester


 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S00904 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 the crime of assault and battery on a child.


��������������� 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 as follows:- to insert in line 6, after the word  �any� and before the word, �injury,� the words �bruising or�, and to insert in line 7, after the word �skin,� the words �, any internal injury due to the presence of illegal substances,�

SECTION 2.  Said Section 13J of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended as follows:- to strike the word �five� in line 18 and replace the same with the word �ten�, and to strike the word �fifteen� in line 22, and to replace the same with the word �twenty.�

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