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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1310 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1777
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 expanding protections against incest.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/14/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/15/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1310 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1777
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1777) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to expanding protections against incest. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1571 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act relative to expanding protections against incest.
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 1. Section 17 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “consanguinity”, in line 1, the
3following words:-
4 “, affinity or adoption.”
5 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect immediately upon its passage.