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MA H1794

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Bradley Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Adds threats "to behead persons at a place or location" to the list of prohibited threats under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 269, Section 14

  • Creates a new offense for knowingly communicating a false report of an active shooting at a school

  • Amends existing state law governing false threats and reports to expand coverage to these specific threat types

  • Filed by Representative Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (20th Middlesex) with 4 co-sponsors, referred to the Judiciary Committee

  • Similar legislation (House No. 1576) was filed in the previous 2023-2024 legislative session

Legislative Description

Relative to school and public threats

Last Action

Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

9/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2025

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