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MA H1869
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Markey
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AI Summary
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Creates new criminal offense for soliciting, enticing, threatening, or paying a juvenile under 18 to commit armed assault or murder, punishable by life imprisonment or minimum 20 years in state prison
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Establishes separate offense for providing firearms, rifles, machine guns, or dangerous weapons to juveniles under 18 with intent to have them commit armed assault or murder, carrying life imprisonment or minimum 10 years
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Prohibits sentence reduction, suspension, probation, parole, work release, furlough, or good conduct deductions for convictions under either offense
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Amends Chapter 274 of Massachusetts General Laws by inserting a new section after section 2
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Similar legislation (House No. 1658) was filed in the 2023-2024 legislative session
Legislative Description
Relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder
Last Action
Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
9/16/2025