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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1557 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1824
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kathleen R. LaNatra and Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
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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 the definition of attempted murder.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/15/2025Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida7th Plymouth1/15/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/31/2025Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester3/6/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable2/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1557 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1824
By Representatives LaNatra of Kingston and Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1824) of Kathleen R. LaNatra, Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
and others relative to including "stabbing" in the definition of attempted murder. The Judiciary.
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 the definition of attempted murder.
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 16 of Chapter 265 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
2following after the word “poisoning,” in line 1:-
3 “stabbing,”