The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Walsh, Marian (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 concerning abuse prevention.
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PETITION OF:
Name: |
District/Address: |
Walsh, Marian (SEN) |
Suffolk and Norfolk |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01038 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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An Act concerning abuse prevention.
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 1 of chapter 209A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following after the word "relationship," in line 20:- "or where one person attempts to engage the other in a substantive dating relationship,".