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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2842 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1418
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to restraining orders as they pertain to hate crimes.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/19/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire2/6/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/6/2023Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol2/7/2023Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk2/8/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester2/17/2023Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex2/18/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2842 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1418
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1418) of Tackey
Chan and others relative to restraining orders as they pertain to hate crimes. The Judiciary.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to restraining orders as they pertain to hate crimes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 258E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the definition of “Harassment” and inserting
3in place thereof the following definition:-
4 “Harassment”, (i) 3 or more acts of willful and malicious conduct aimed at a specific
5person committed with the intent to caucus fear, intimidation, abuse or damage to property and
6that does in face cause fear, intimidation, abuse or damage to property; or (ii) an act that: (A) by
7force, threat or duress causes another to involuntarily engage in sexual relations; or (B)
8constitutes a violation of section 13B, 13F, 13H, 22, 22A, 23, 24, 24B, 26C, 37, 39, 43 or 43A of
9chapter 265 or section 3 of chapter 272.
10 SECTION 2. Section 39 of chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
11striking out the first sentence and replacing it thereof with the following sentence:- (a) Whoever
12commits an assault or a battery upon a person or the relative thereof or damages the real or 2 of 2
13personal property of a person with the intent to intimidate such person because of such person's
14race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability shall be
15punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in a house of
16correction for not more than two and one-half years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.