MA S926

Bill

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

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd 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 aims 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 penalty to persons "treating or transporting a person" and increases the maximum sentence from 2.5 years in a house of correction and a fine of up to $5,000 to up to 5 years in state prison or up to 2.5 years in a jail or house of correction. The bill makes these changes to Section 13I of Chapter 265 of the Massachusetts General Laws.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (12)

Michael Brady (D)*, Brian Ashe (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Carol Doherty (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Colleen Garry (D), Brad Jones (R), Hannah Kane (R), Marc Pacheco (D), Walter Timilty (D), Steve Xiarhos (R), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2665 (on 02/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S926

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S926
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S926.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1552	Instituting the death penalty for the murder of law enforcement officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1752	Relative to fires and explosions	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1888	Relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2302	Protecting victims of sexual assault	Accompanied a study order, see H5035	Similar To
H4013	Relative to sexual assault evidence kits	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H5363	Establishing a task force on sexual assault counselors	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1012	To define indecent assault and battery, including nonconsensual condom removal	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1073	Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1128	Expanding confidentiality protections to certain sexual assault counselors	Accompanied H1821	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1488	Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4330	Similar To
S176	To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S190	Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations	Accompanied a new draft, see S2678	Similar To
S2665	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1552

Instituting the death penalty for the murder of law enforcement officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1752

Relative to fires and explosions

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1888

Relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2302

Protecting victims of sexual assault

Accompanied a study order, see H5035

Similar To

H4013

Relative to sexual assault evidence kits

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 35 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H5363

Establishing a task force on sexual assault counselors

Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1012

To define indecent assault and battery, including nonconsensual condom removal

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1073

Relative to the protection of vulnerable adults from sexual assault committed by mandated reporters, persons in a position of trust and providers of transportation

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1128

Expanding confidentiality protections to certain sexual assault counselors

Accompanied H1821

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1488

Resolve establishing a sexual assault counselor certification task force

Accompanied a new draft, see H4330

Similar To

S176

To mandate domestic violence and sexual assault awareness education for aestheticians, barbers, cosmetologists, electrologists, hairdressers, manicurists, and massage therapists

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S190

Requiring domestic violence and sexual assault education for certain occupations

Accompanied a new draft, see S2678

Similar To

S2665

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to judiciary matters

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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