MA H1420

Bill

Relative to the concealment of the death of children and the penalties for the sale or purchase of minor children

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the concealment of the death of children and the penalties for the sale or purchase of minor children. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Massachusetts law to increase penalties for two related offenses. First, it increases the punishment for concealing the death of a child, from up to 2.5 years in jail to up to 5 years in state prison. Second, it creates a new offense for trading, selling, or arranging the sale of a minor child, punishable by up to 5 years in state prison or 2.5 years in county jail. These changes aim to deter the concealment of child deaths and the sale or purchase of minors.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Colleen Garry (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5081 (on 11/12/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1420

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1420
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1420.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1332	Relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1337	Relative to air traffic safety	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1488	Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act	Accompanied a new draft, see H4601	Similar To
H1555	Relative to assaults upon sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2150	Relative to police pursuits	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2955	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance	Similar To
H3478	Increasing penalties for restraining order violations	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H359	Relative to used police cars sold at auction	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3917	To reduce litter on the highways of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H5126	Similar To
H5081	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1017	Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To
S2294	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1332

Relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1337

Relative to air traffic safety

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1488

Increasing penalties for hit and runs with recreational vehicles in the commonwealth to be known as the James Ward Act

Accompanied a new draft, see H4601

Similar To

H1555

Relative to assaults upon sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2150

Relative to police pursuits

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H2955

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

Similar To

H3478

Increasing penalties for restraining order violations

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H359

Relative to used police cars sold at auction

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3917

To reduce litter on the highways of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H5126

Similar To

H5081

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1017

Relative to social networking impersonation or harassment

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

S2294

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

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