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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1061 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1770 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Daniel J. Hunt |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act relative to aggressive panhandling on or adjacent to public ways. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Daniel J. Hunt13th Suffolk1/14/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1061 FILED ON: 1/14/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1770 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Hunt of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1770) of Daniel |
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| 19 | 19 | | J. Hunt relative to prohibiting certain disorderly begging or panhandling and providing a penalty |
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| 20 | 20 | | for violations. The Judiciary. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 1563 OF 2023-2024.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to aggressive panhandling on or adjacent to public ways. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 Chapter 272 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 67 the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2following section:- |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Section 67A. A person begging, or panhandling, to receive funds or alms: (i) within 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4feet of a public way; and (ii) in a manner that is disorderly or disturbing, or which involves |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5profane, obscene or indecent language or behavior, may be punished by no more than 3 months |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6in the house of correction. |
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