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MA H1869

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Christopher Markey

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • 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

  • 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

  • Prohibits sentence reduction, suspension, probation, parole, work release, furlough, or good conduct deductions for convictions under either offense

  • Amends Chapter 274 of Massachusetts General Laws by inserting a new section after section 2

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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