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MA H1877
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joseph McGonagle
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 13D of Chapter 265 of the General Laws to explicitly include "assault and battery by means of a bodily substance" as a covered offense
- Expands the definition of protected public employees to specifically include public transit workers
- Defines "bodily substance" as any human secretion, discharge, or emission including blood, saliva, mucous, semen, urine, or feces
- Filed by Representative Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. on January 16, 2025, with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors
Legislative Description
Relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker
Last Action
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4645
10/23/2025
Committee Referrals
Steering, Policy and Scheduling8/18/2025
Judiciary2/27/2025
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