Bill Text: MA S1812 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: For legislation relative to the appropriate use of public funds
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-05 - Reporting date extended to Friday, May 7, 2010 [S1812 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S1812-Introduced.html
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 relative to the appropriate use of public funds
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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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John A. Hart, Jr. |
First Suffolk |
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Steven A. Baddour |
First Essex |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An
Act relative to the appropriate use of public funds.
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 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end the following additional section:-
“Section 72. Services Provided by the Department of Corrections and Municipal Jails
(a) No public funds shall be expended for the purpose of sex reassignment surgery for any person in the custody of any jail or prison in the commonwealth.
(b) No public funds shall be expended for the purpose of laser hair removal for any person in the custody of any jail or prison in the commonwealth.
(c) No public funds shall be expended for the purpose of hormone replacement therapy for any person in the custody of any jail or prison in the commonwealth except for a use, prescribed by a physician, other than preparation for sex reassignment surgery.
(d) If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.”
