Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1693 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 802 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1693
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	David K. Muradian, Jr.
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 felony threshold for multiple theft offenses.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David K. Muradian, Jr.9th Worcester1/17/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 802 FILED ON: 1/17/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1693
18	18	By Representative Muradian of Grafton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1693) of
19	19	David K. Muradian, Jr. relative to the felony threshold for multiple offenses for the crime of
20	20	theft. The Judiciary.
21	21	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
22	22	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1811 OF 2021-2022.]
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act relative to felony threshold for multiple theft offenses.
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: Section 30 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69
32	32	2of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the
33	33	3following:-
34	34	4 For purpose of this section, multiple violations of either this section or section 30A of this
35	35	5chapter occurring within a one hundred eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count
36	36	6with the aggregated value of the property stolen used to determine whether the violation is a
37	37	7misdemeanor or felony as provided herein. 2 of 2
38	38	8 SECTION 2: Section 37B of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69
39	39	9of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the
40	40	10following:-
41	41	11 A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and
42	42	12eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of money,
43	43	13goods, or services obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony
44	44	14as provided herein.
45	45	15 SECTION 3: Section 37C of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69
46	46	16of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the
47	47	17following:-
48	48	18 A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and
49	49	19eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of money,
50	50	20goods, or services obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony
51	51	21as provided herein.
52	52	22 SECTION 4: Section 60 of chapter 266 of the General Laws, as amended by Chapter 69
53	53	23of the Acts of 2018, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the
54	54	24following:-
55	55	25 A series of two or more violations of this section occurring within a one hundred and
56	56	26eighty day period may be aggregated into a single count with the aggregated value of property
57	57	27obtained used to determine whether the violation is a misdemeanor or felony as provided herein.