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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4122 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2596
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David F. DeCoste
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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 further defining a hate crime.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David F. DeCoste5th Plymouth1/17/2025John E. Nelson, Mass Coalition of
Police
P.O. Box 768 Millbury, Ma 015271/23/2025Shauna O'Connell1/17/2025James B. Kenneally, Boston Police
Patrolmen’s Association
295 Freeport St. Boston, MA1/30/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4122 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2596
By Representative DeCoste of Norwell, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2596) of
John E. Nelson, Mass Coalition of Police and others for legislation to further define hate crimes.
Public Safety and Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2315 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 further defining a hate crime.
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 32 of Chapter 22C is hereby amended by inserting after the words
2“or intimidation” the following:-
3 “, or an attack on a police officer which results in serious injury or death”