Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1658 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2628 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1658
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Christopher M. Markey
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under sixteen to commit murder.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol1/19/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2628 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1658
18	18	By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1658) of
19	19	Christopher M. Markey relative to solicitation of juveniles under sixteen to commit murder. The
20	20	Judiciary.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE [Refile Branch], NO. OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under sixteen to commit murder.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 Section 1. Chapter 274 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is
32	32	2hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following new section:-
33	33	3 (1)Whoever solicits, entices, counsels, procures, provokes, threatens, pays, agrees to
34	34	4pay, or offers to pay a juvenile who has not attained the age of sixteen with the intent to have
35	35	5said juvenile commit an armed assault on another person or murder and said juvenile does
36	36	6commit or attempts to commit said armed assault on another or murder, shall be punished by
37	37	7imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than twenty years.
38	38	8No sentence imposed under this subsection shall be reduced or suspended nor shall such person
39	39	9so sentenced be eligible for probation, parole, work release, or furlough or receive any deduction
40	40	10from such person's sentence for good conduct. 2 of 2
41	41	11 (2)Whoever provides, delivers, purchases, hands, counsels, provokes, or aids in
42	42	12obtaining a juvenile under the age of sixteen a firearm, rifle, machine gun, automatic weapon, or
43	43	13dangerous weapon as defined by M.G.L. 140, with the intent to have said juvenile commit and
44	44	14armed assault on another person or murder shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison
45	45	15for life or for any term of years, but not less than ten years. No sentence imposed under this
46	46	16subsection shall be reduced or suspended nor shall such person so sentenced be eligible for
47	47	17probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from such person's sentence
48	48	18for good conduct.
49	49	19 (3)“Armed Assault on another Person” shall be defined as any violation of M.G.L.
50	50	20C. 265 § 14, 18A, 18.
51	51	21 (4)“Murder” shall be defined as any violation of M.G.L. C. 265 §1.