MA S918

Bill

Protecting police officers

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to fines and punishment for committing assault or assault and battery on law enforcement officers while in the performance of their duties. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 13D of Chapter 265 of Massachusetts law to increase the penalties for assaulting or assaulting and battering a law enforcement officer who is engaged in the performance of their duties. The bill establishes a punishment of up to 5 years in state prison or 2.5 years in a house of correction, or a fine of up to $5,000, or both, for such an offense that results in bodily injury. For second or subsequent offenses, the bill imposes a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment of at least 1 year in a house of correction or up to 10 years in state prison.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

Hannah Kane (R), James Miceli (D), Mike Moore (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2313 (on 03/01/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S918

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S918
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S918.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1373	Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1385	Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1443	Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1792	Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving	No further action taken	Similar To
H1861	Protecting motorists and emergency personnel	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3885	Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4146	Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4918	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H712	Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H749	Relative to felonious assault and battery of a police officer	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H782	Relative to use of ways by pedestrians (i.e. jaywalking)	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1118	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to serve as special police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1280	Relative to the collection of data on police use of force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2475	Similar To
S1333	Providing for HIV testing for at risk police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1436	Relative to the civil service assessment of environmental police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1488	Relative to eligibility to become a firefighter or police officer	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2034	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the city of Taunton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2138	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2313	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S938	Relative to crimes against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1373

Relative to line-of-duty death and survivor benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1385

Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1443

Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1792

Relative to increasing the fines and penalties for texting and driving

No further action taken

Similar To

H1861

Protecting motorists and emergency personnel

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3885

Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4146

Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4918

Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H712

Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H749

Relative to felonious assault and battery of a police officer

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H782

Relative to use of ways by pedestrians (i.e. jaywalking)

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1118

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers to serve as special police officers

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

Similar To

S1280

Relative to the collection of data on police use of force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2475

Similar To

S1333

Providing for HIV testing for at risk police officers

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

Similar To

S1436

Relative to the civil service assessment of environmental police officers

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

Similar To

S1488

Relative to eligibility to become a firefighter or police officer

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2034

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the city of Taunton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2138

Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2313

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

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S938

Relative to crimes against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

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