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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1455 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1985 |
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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 | | Amy Mah Sangiolo |
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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 civil commitments and the appeal of those commitments. |
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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:Amy Mah Sangiolo11th Middlesex1/15/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth1/28/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1455 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1985 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Sangiolo of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1985) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Amy Mah Sangiolo and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to civil commitments and the appeal of |
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| 20 | 20 | | those commitments. The Judiciary. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act relative to civil commitments and the appeal of those commitments. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Paragraph (a) of section 9 of chapter 123 is hereby amended by striking out |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2 the words, “appellate division of the district courts” and inserting in place thereof the |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3words:- "Appeals Court". |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 SECTION 2. Paragraph (a) of section 9 of chapter 123 is hereby amended by inserting a |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5new sentence after “generally” : “Commitments based on alcohol or substance abuse disorder |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6pursuant to chapter 123, section 35 may initially be reviewed by the Superior Court in the same |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7manner as reviews of pre-trial detentions for dangerousness pursuant to chapter 276, section |
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| 36 | 36 | | 858A.” |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9 SECTION 3. Paragraph 1 of section 10 of chapter 211A is hereby amended by inserting a |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10new clause after the words “the District Court department criminal session” : “the District Court |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11and Boston Municipal Court civil session, relative to orders of civil commitment only.” |
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