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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3979 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1446
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day
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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 eliminating liability limits for abuse of a minor.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Michael S. Day31st Middlesex1/20/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3979 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1446
By Representative Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1446) of
Michael S. Day relative to eliminating liability limits for abuse of minors. 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 eliminating liability limits for abuse of a minor.
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 85K of chapter 231 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting a new paragraph at the end as follows:
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4 “The liability limitations set forth in this section shall not apply to any entity in a civil
5action for sexual abuse of a minor, as that term is defined in section 4C1/2 of chapter 260, or a
6civil action for physical abuse of a minor.”