MA S838

Bill

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to strengthen the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to strengthen the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technicians, ambulance operators, ambulance attendants, or healthcare providers. Specifically, it removes language limiting the offense to assaulting or battering someone who is "treating or transporting a person," and increases the maximum sentence from 2.5 years in jail or a house of correction, or a fine of $500-$5,000, to up to 5 years in state prison or up to 2.5 years in jail or a house of correction.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (13)

Brian Ashe (D), Michael Brady (D), Josh Cutler (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Kathy LaNatra (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Mike Moore (D), Brian Murray (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Dave Robertson (D), Walter Timilty (D), Dean Tran (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2496 (on 02/03/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S838

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S838
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S838.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1354	Relative to child welfare	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1849	Recognizing pharmacists as health care providers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H3460	Relative to assault and battery on the elderly or disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H3461	Relative to assault and battery on the elderly with a deadly weapon	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H985	Ensuring pharmacy access	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
S1221	Expanding care for medically underserved areas of the commonwealth	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2028	Relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2496	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judicial issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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