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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 5032
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The committee on The Judiciary, to whom were referred the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1404) of Daniel Cahill, Tommy Vitolo
and others relative to protecting homeowners from unnecessary
foreclosures; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1533) of
Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to provide certain persons who were
abused as a child with compensation from the Division of Victim
Compensation and Assistance within the Department of the Attorney
General; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1537) of Kenneth
I. Gordon relative to the age of consent in certain criminal prosecutions
and civil actions for sexual assault and rape of a child; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1538) of Kenneth I. Gordon relative to
preventing educator sexual misconduct and abuse of children and youth;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1548) of Natalie M. Higgins
and James K. Hawkins relative to preventing suicide; the joint petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1599) of Sally P. Kerans, Rebecca L.
Rausch and others relative to further regulating access to abortion care; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1648) of Jay D. Livingstone
relative to the distribution of property and the modification of the terms of
trusts; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1657) of John J.
Mahoney relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and
battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator,
ambulance attendant or health care provider; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1710) of James J. O'Day, Manny Cruz and others relative
to the age of criminal majority; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1754) of Lindsay N. Sabadosa and others relative to legalizing certain
plant medicine; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1791) of
Chynah Tyler and Andrea Joy Campbell relative to protecting the safety of
victims of violent crimes; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
3589) of Nicholas A. Boldyga relative to the legalization of certain natural
plants and fungi; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3921) of
Brandy Fluker Oakley relative to establishing a commission to study and 2 of 3
develop proposals for lineage-based reparations programs in the
Commonwealth; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4731)
of Kathleen R. LaNatra and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to further
regulate police reports involving railroad fatalities, reports recommending
that the accompanying order (House, No. 5032) ought to be adopted.
For the committee,
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HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5032
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives,
1 Ordered, That the committee on The Judiciary be authorized to sit during a recess of the
2General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 1404, 1533,
31537, 1538, 1548, 1599, 1648, 1657, 1710, 1754, 1791, 3589, 3921 and 4731, relative to
4educator misconduct, victim compensation, plant medicine and other related matters.
5 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
6and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
7recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
8on or before December 31, 2024.