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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1721 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1571
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 expanding protections against incest.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2023Nicholas A. Boldyga3rd Hampden1/26/2023Susan Williams Gifford2nd Plymouth1/26/2023F. Jay Barrows1st Bristol1/26/2023Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester2/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1721 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1571
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1571) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to expanding protections against incest. 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 expanding protections against incest.
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 17 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “consanguinity”, in line 1, the
3following words:— , affinity or adoption.
4 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.