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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 752 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1056
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Cynthia Stone Creem
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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 to amend the definition of hate crime.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Cynthia Stone CreemNorfolk and MiddlesexMichael J. BarrettThird Middlesex2/5/2025 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 752 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1056
By Ms. Creem, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1056) of Cynthia Stone Creem and
Michael J. Barrett for legislation to amend the definition of hate crime. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 924 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 to amend the definition of 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 39 of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended, in line 2, by striking out the words “of a person” and
3inserting in place thereof the following words:- “of another”
4 SECTION 2. Said section 39 of chapter 265 is hereby further amended, in line 3, by
5striking out the words “such person” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “a
6person.”
7 SECTION 3. Said section 39 of said chapter 265 is hereby further amended by inserting
8at the end thereof the following paragraph:-
9 “If restitution is ordered under the provisions of this section for purposes of repairing the
10damage done to the real or personal property with intent to intimidate a person because of such 2 of 2
11person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability,
12such restitution shall be used to repair the damage done to the property.”