MA H1675

Bill

Relative to aggressive panhandling on or adjacent to public ways

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to prohibiting certain disorderly begging or panhandling and providing a penalty for violations. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to prohibit certain disorderly or disturbing begging or panhandling on or near public ways (i.e., roads, streets, etc.). Specifically, it proposes to amend the state's general laws to make it punishable by up to 3 months in jail for a person to beg or panhandle (i.e., solicit funds or alms) within 20 feet of a public way, and in a manner that is disorderly, disturbing, or involves profane, obscene, or indecent language or behavior.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Dan Hunt (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1675

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1675
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1675.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1647	Relative to graffiti	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1651	Relative to pet adoption safety	Accompanied a new draft, see S2672	Similar To
H1742	Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H4085	Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C	Accompanied a study order, see H4943	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1032	Relative to preventing suicide	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1331	Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1392	Further regulating the sale of tobacco products	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S575	Governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance glyphosate in the Commonwealth	Accompanied H929	Similar To
S937	To end child marriage in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2976	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1647

Relative to graffiti

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1651

Relative to pet adoption safety

Accompanied a new draft, see S2672

Similar To

H1742

Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H4085

Authorizing the town of Brookline's Transportation Board to revoke special speed regulations previously approved in compliance with Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Section 18 on any public ways under town jurisdiction and return the way to the statutory speed limit established under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 90, Sections 17 and 17C

Accompanied a study order, see H4943

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1032

Relative to preventing suicide

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1188

Encouraging employer integrity in hiring

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1331

Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and by-laws

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1392

Further regulating the sale of tobacco products

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S575

Governing the use of pesticides containing the herbicide substance glyphosate in the Commonwealth

Accompanied H929

Similar To

S937

To end child marriage in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2976

Similar To

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