MA H955

Bill

Relative to assault and battery upon public employees

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 assault and battery upon public employees. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 265 of the General Laws to increase the penalties for assaulting and battering a public employee while they are engaged in the performance of their duties. Specifically, it provides for a punishment of up to 2.5 years in the house of correction or up to 5 years in state prison, and a fine of $1,000 to $10,000. This is intended to better protect public employees, such as law enforcement, emergency responders, and other government workers, who may face violence while carrying out their official responsibilities.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Edward Coppinger (D), Danny Ryan (D), Jeffrey Sánchez (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H955

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H955
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H955.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1375	Relative to defining certain disabilities	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1432	Relative to unused sick-leave time	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1442	To further regulate the right to strike of public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1452	To provide funding of certain collective bargaining agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H2545	Relative to capping payment of pensioners for services after retirement	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H355	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H4252	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H56	An annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2016 compared with such index for the year 2015.	No further action taken	Similar To
H971	Relative to assault and battery on the elderly or disabled	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H972	Relative to assault and battery on the elderly with a deadly weapon	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1427	Relative to authorizing a local option for group retirement classification	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1375

Relative to defining certain disabilities