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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2049 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1808
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marcus S. Vaughn
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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 pill press machines.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2049 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
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By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1808) of
Marcus S. Vaughn relative to pill press machines. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE [Refile Branch], NO. 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 relative to pill press machines.
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 32G of Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection :-
3 (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with
4intent to sell or deliver a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, or controlled substance
5counterfeiting materials knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe that it will be
6used to manufacture a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance. Any person who
7violates this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a sentence of not less than 1
8year and not more than 5 years in the state prison or county house of correction or by a fine of
9not less than $25,000, or both such fine and imprisonment.