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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2079 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1588
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 protecting children from domestic violence.
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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 Bristol1/26/2023Angelo L. D'Emilia8th Plymouth1/29/2023Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/31/2023Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth2/9/2023Hannah Kane11th Worcester3/1/2023Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/9/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2079 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1588
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1588) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the penalty for assault or an assault and battery upon
another and in the presence of a child. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1685 OF 2021-2022.]
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 protecting children from domestic violence.
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 13A of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-
3 “(d) Whoever commits an assault or an assault and battery upon another within a
4dwelling and in the presence of a child under 16 years of age shall be punished by imprisonment
5in the state prison for not more than 5 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2½
6years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Furthermore,
7the law enforcement agency filing the charges shall provide the department of social services, as
8established in chapter 18B, with a notice of the charges, to be used at the department’s
9discretion.”