MA H1404

Bill

MA H1404

Protecting children from domestic violence

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
01/20/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to protecting children from domestic violence. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend Section 13A of chapter 265 of the General Laws to create a new offense: committing an assault or assault and battery within a dwelling and in the presence of a child under 16 years of age. If convicted, the offender could face imprisonment in state prison for up to 5 years, or in a house of correction for up to 2.5 years, or a fine of up to $5,000, or a combination of both fine and imprisonment. Additionally, the law enforcement agency responsible for filing the charges would be required to notify the Department of Children and Families (DCF), a state agency established in chapter 18B, about these charges, allowing the DCF to use this information at its discretion. This measure aims to provide greater protection for children exposed to domestic violence by establishing specific penalties and ensuring that relevant child welfare agencies are informed.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (11)

Brad Jones (R)*, Jay Barrows (R), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Bradford Hill (R), Steven Howitt (R), Elizabeth Poirier (R), Todd Smola (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4706 (on 10/24/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1404

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1404
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1404
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1404.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1392	Relative to fetal homicide	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H1396	Expanding protections against incest	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H1397	Increasing the liability for permitting an intoxicated arrestee to operate a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H1400	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings	No further action	Similar To
H1401	Relative to the defense of private property rights through the prevention of abusive eminent domain takings in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4706	Similar To
H4706	Judiciary	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4743	Authorizing the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to supply water to the town of North Reading	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 383 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
H4747	Exempting all police officer positions within the police department of the town of North Reading from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 412 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To
H4753	Authorizing the town of Reading to grant licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages	Accompanied a new draft, see H4770	Similar To

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