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List of bills -- and links to their text -- to be heard at July 14 public hearing.

Click on the bill number to get to the text on the State House website.

HOUSE BILLS
 
344 Lida E. Harkins An Act prohibiting devocalization of dogs and cats
1137 Gov Deval Patrick An Act to Protect and Enhance the Rights and Victims Witnesses of Crime
1248 Geraldo Alicea An Act protecting those individuals with mental disabilities
1249 Willie Mae Allen An Act Relative to False Criminal Complaints
1261 Demetrius J. Atsalis An Act relative to establishing criminal liability for certain actions of employees of the Department of Social Services
1264 Demetrius J. Atsalis An Act relative to the penalty for interfering with certain medical personnel in the line of duty
1266 Bruce J. Ayers An Act relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer
1267 Bruce J. Ayers An Act establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers
1268 Bruce J. Ayers An Act relative to the penalty for killing maiming or poisoning of animals
1269 Bruce J. Ayers An Act establishing a mandatory sentence for destruction defacement or damage to burial tombs and grave markers
1270 Bruce J. Ayers An Act establishing a mandatory sentence for destruction defacement or damage to burial tombs and grave markers
1277 F. Jay Barrows An Act relative to underage alcohol consumption
1279 Jolm J. Binienda An Act relative to class D controlled substances
1280 JoIm J. Binienda An Act relative to furnishing false name, social security or address to a police officer when stopped or detained
1282 JoIm J. Binienda An Act for the protection and safety of police officers
1284 JoIm J. Binienda An Act relative to the theft of motor vehicle fuel
1292 Garrett J. Bradley An Act providing for the issuance of certain restraining orders
1296 William N. Brownsberger An Act recognizing dangerousness of retail drug offenses
1297 William N. Brownsberger An Act to moderate sentences for drug offenses and reduce excessive costs of incarceration
1302 Antonio F. D. Cabral An Act to prevent gang violence
1303 Jennifer M. Callahan An Act to prevent animal cruelty
1307 Jennifer M. Callahan An Act relative to the medical treatment of certain prisoners
1309 Jennifer M. Callahan An Act relative to damages for the malicious injury to pets
1311 Christine E. Canavan An Act regarding breaking and entering of a firearm retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer
1312 Christine E. Canavan An Act relative to criminal harassment of a minor
1313 Stephen R. Canessa An Act relative to resisting arrest
1314 Stephen R. Canessa An Act relative to high speed chases
1316 James Cantwell An Act relative to the safety of judges
1319 Katherine Clark An Act relative to protect Animals in Domestic Violence Cases
1326 Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera An Act relative to profits from crime
1328 Thomas P. Conroy An Act to prohibit human trafficking in Massachusetts
1330 Michael A. Costello An Act relative to the enhancement of public safety
1334 Robert A. DeLeo An Act relative to enhance penalties for littering
1336 Viriato Manuel deMacedo An Act relative to Controlled Substances
1343 Joseph R. Driscolt Jr. An Act relative to the controlled substance laws
1344 Joseph R. Driscoll, Jr. An Act to improve criminal laws relative to organized retail theft
1345 James Dwyer An Act Relative to Falsely Assuming to be a Public Official
1347 Lewis G. Evangelidis An Act relative to identity theft
1351 Lewis G. Evangelidis An Act Relative to Increasing the Penalties for Breaking and Entering Dwellings During the Daytime with Intent to Commit a Felony
1352 James H. Fagan An Act regulating protective orders in certain court proceedings
1353 James H. Fagan An Act relative to the penalty for assault and battery upon school teachers
1354 James H. Fagan An Act relative to the extension of certain restraining orders without notice to defendants
1356 James H. Fagan An Act relative to the age for prosecution of juveniles
1358 James H. Fagan An Act Relative to Certain Criminal Sentences
1368 Barry F. Finegold An Act relative to concealing controlled substances in an automobile
1369 Barry F. Finegold An Act increasing criminal sanctions for drug distribution near youth centers
1370 David L. Flynn An Act relative to Criminally Negligent Homicide
1371 Gloria L. Fox An Act relative to increasing the fines for prostitution
1375 John P. Fresolo An Act relative to the exposure of public safety officials to the aids virus
1376 John P. Fresolo An Act clarifying the collection of data relative to traffic stops
1378 John P. Fresolo An Act clarifying the collection of data relative to traffic stops
1381 Paul K. Frost An Act relative to throwing missiles at motor vehicles
1386 Paul K. Frost Resolve providing for an investigation and study for further punishment of disorderly persons in a riotious assembly
1387 Paul K. Frost An Act relative to fines for refusal to stop during police pursuit
1391 Colleen M. Garry An Act relative to protective orders
1394 Colleen M. Garry An Act creating the crime of criminal solicitation
1395 Colleen M. Garry An Act relative to pursuing a fleeing law enforcement officer's motor vehicle
1396 Colleen M. Garry An Act relative to subsequent convictions for assault and battery on a police officer
1397 Colleen M. Garry An Act relative to the concealment of the death of children and the penalties for the sale or purchase of minor children
1398 Colleen M. Garry An Act prohibiting court ordered visitation rights to persons convicted of criminal offenses against a minor
1409 Thomas A. Golden, Jr. An Act relative to the definition of enticement
1410 Thomas A. Golden, Jr. An Act relative to bank robberies and collection of fraudulent checks
1412 William G. Green, Jr. An Act relative to HIV and AIDS testing
1413 William G. Green, Jr. An Act further regulating the disclosure and use of social security numbers
1422 Bradford R. Hill An Act relative to graffiti
1423 Bradford R. Hill An Act relative to the punishment of habitual offenders
1427 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to the deliberate spread of contagious diseases
1428 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to the profits from crime
1430 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act protecting children from domestic violence
1432 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to crime restitution
1436 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to juvenile restitution
1443 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to fetal homicide
1445 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to improving the protection of children
1447 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to the protection of public safety officers
1448 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to the persistent violent offenders
1454 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to preventing pretexting in the Commonwealth
1457 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to the penalty for interfering with certain medical personnel in the line of duty
1458 Bradley H. Jones, Jr. An Act relative to increasing the penalties for ethics and lobbying violations
1459 Louis L. Kafka An Act Clarifying the Trafficking of Methamphetamines
1463 Louis L. Kafka An Act Relative to the Health of Public Safety Officers
1466 Louis L. Kafka An Act relative to dogfighting paraphenalia
1469 Michael F. Kane An Act Relative to the Theft of Bulk Merchandise Containers
1470 Michael F. Kane An Act Relative to Blunt Wraps
1471 Michael F. Kane An Act Relative to the Theft of Bulk Merchandise Containers
1484 Kay Khan An Act to provide certain information to victims of domestic violence
1491 Peter V. Kocot An Act relative to Manslaughter
1492 Robert M. Koczera An Act providing for drug free library zones
1495 Peter J. Koutoujian An Act relative to the profits from crime
1499 Peter J. Koutoujian An Act to include Animals in Abuse Prevention Orders
1501 Peter J. Koutoujian An Act Relative to DNA Samples
1504 Paul Kujawski An Act relative to disarming or attempting to disarm a police officer
1505 William Lantigua An Act relative to the punishment for the defacement of property
1507 William Lantigua An Act relative to identity fraud
1508 William Lantigua An Act prohibiting the display of materials harmful to minors
1511 David P. Linsky An Act relative to the crime of identity fraud
1512 David P. Linsky An Act creating the crime of larceny by overcoming a security device
1516 David P. Linsky An Act to prevent bulk purchasing and illegal trafficking of firearms
1524 Allen J. McCarthy An Act relative to reducing the unsafe disposal of hypodermic needles in public places
1536 James M. Murphy An Act public possession of marijuana in a municipality
1537 James M. Murphy An Act regarding the decriminalization of marijuana and local option
1539 David M. Nangle An Act Relative to Prevention of Domestic Abuse
1540 David M. Nangle An Act Relative to Electronic Monitoring Devices
1541 David M. Nangle An Act rela tive to the impersonation of police officers
1543 Harold P. Naughton, Jr. An Act relative to filing false emergency reports
1545 Harold P. Naughton, Jr. An Act relative to computer crimes
1546 Harold P. Naughton, Jr. An Act relative to the trafficking of methamphetamine
1550 Harold P. Naughton, Jr. An Act relative to computer crimes
1554 James J. O'Day An Act protecting public employees
1555 James J. O'Day An Act to create the crime of solicitation
1581 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act relative to electronic monitoring for pre trial detainees
1582 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act relative to anti gang injunctions
1587 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act relative to the victims of violent crimes
1589 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act rela tive to technical corrections regarding the further protection of children
1606 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act to permit the enforcement of restitution orders in criminal cases
1610 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act to exempt certain criminal misdemeanors from the hearing provisions of GLc218 sec 35A
1614 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act relative to manslaughter
1618 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act to provide access to scientific and forensic analysis
1626 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act regarding disposition of certain criminal offenses as civil infractions
1627 Eugene L. O'Flaherty An Act regarding the penalties for drag racing
1652 Alice Hanlon Peisch An Act ensuring the confidentiality for victims of rape and domestic violence
1653 Alice Hanlon Peisch An Act Relating to Controlled Substances and Medical Treatment
1658 Jeffrey Davis Perry An Act relative to the penalties for persons convicted of assaults in dwellings
1667 William Smitty Pignatelli An Act relative to certain controlled substances violations
1668 Elizabeth Poirier An Act relative to expanding protections against the crime of incest
1669 Elizabeth Poirier An Act providing for restraining orders for victims of a crime and their family members
1670 Elizabeth Poirier An Act relative to a woman's right to know
1673 Karyn E. Polito An Act relative to the punishment for the murder of a police officer
1674 Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. An Act Relative to candidates for Public Office
1676 John F. Quinn An Act relative to agricultural crop and property destruction
1678 John F. Quinn An Act relative to deceptive weapon devices
1680 John F. Quinn An Act creating separate criminal offenses for assault committed with a firearm
1681 John F. Quinn An Act relative to money laundering
1687 Kathi-Anne Reinstein An Act Relative to the Rape Of An Elder Or A Person With A Disability
1688 Kathi-Anne Reinstein An Act Relative to Posing or Exhibiting or Disseminating Material of an Elder or a Person with a Disability in a State of Nudity or Sexual Conduct
1693 Robert 1. Rice, Jr. An Act relative to emergency protective orders
1694 Pam Richardson An Act relative to historic stone walls
1696 Michael J. Rodrigues An Act relative to assault and battery on health care providers
1702 Michael F. Rush An Act Relative to the failure to submit to a police officer
1703 Michael F. Rush An Act Relative to Illegal Firearms
1704 Michael F. Rush An Act relative to deriving support from prostitution
1706 Michael F. Rush An Act Against False Complaints Against Police Officers
1708 Byron Rushing An Act to protect Massachusetts families through equal access to civil marriage
1711 Byron Rushing An Act relative to the reform of archaic laws implicating certain private consensual intimate conduct between adults
1713 Jeffrey Sanchez An Act Relative to Assault and Battery Upon Public Employees
1714 Rosemary Sandlin An Act relative to the disruption of a military funeral
1720 Angelo M. Scaccia An Act relative to assaults upon sports officials
1724 John W. Scibak An Act addressing controlled substances violations near school property
1728 Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. An Act relative to gender based discrimination and hate crimes
1730 Todd M. Smola An Act Increasing the Penalty for Assault and Battery on a Police Officer
1732 Todd M. Smola An Act Relative to Increasing the Penalty for Kidnapping a Child
1734 Todd M. Smola An Act Repealing the Crime of Blasphemy
1735 Theodore C. Speliotis An Act imposing a life sentence as punishment for a second or subsequent conviction of the crime of rape
1737 Theodore C. Speliotis An Act prohibiting the falsification or impersonation of an emergency medical technician and or paramedic
1739 Robert P. Spellane An Act relative to prohibiting video voyeurism
1745 Ellen Story An Act updating the public health laws
1746 Ellen Story An Act relative to consent and counseling for certain minors
1750 Benjamin Swan An Act prohibiting tethering, leashing and other restraints of prisoners in work release program.s
1751 Benjamin Swan An Act relative to abuse prevention
1754 Benjamin Swan An Act to Reform the School Zone Law for Drug Offenses
1755 Benjamin Swan An Act to Repeal Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Laws for Drug Offenses .
1757 Walter F. Timilty An Act regulating certain over the counter substances
1758 A. Stephen Tobin An Act relative to the concealment of the death of children and penalties for the sale or purchase of minor children
1763 Cleon H. Turner An Act regulating marijuana possession in schools, businesses and public locations
1774 Steven M. Walsh An Act criminalizing the possession of ingredients for manufactured drugs
1776 Steven M. Walsh An Act clarifying the technical definition of a dangerous weapon in a school zone
1781 Steven M. Walsh An Act to reduce domestic violence in the Commonwealth
1782 Martin J. Walsh An Act relative to criminally negligent homicide
1786 Martin J. Walsh An Act to Amend the Jaywalking Statute
1789 Daniel K. Webster An Act relative to Controlled Substances
3528 Karyn E. Polito An Act relative to protecting children from exploitation
3529 Karyn E. Polito An Act relative to the safety of children in the Commonwealth
3530 Karyn E. Polito An Act Relative to Hidden Compartments in vehicles operated in the Commonwealth
3535 Byron Rushing An Act to Clarify Privacy Protections for Electronic Medical Records
3536 Byron Rushing An Act relative to the reform of archaic laws
3624 Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera An Act relative to unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure
3625 Robert A. DeLeo An Act relative to penalties for defacement of public property
3626 Mark V. Falzone An Act Preventing Misuse of Chapter 209A Abuse Prevention Provisions
3627 Sean Garballey The Intent of the Legislature to Make Adjustments to Various Sentences to Improve Fairness and Equity
3631 William Lantigua An Act relative to the failure to report lost or stolen firearms
3776 Robert L. Rice, Jr. An Act relating to emergency protective orders
3778 Angelo M. Scaccia An Act to authorize fining or arresting individuals aggressively loitering
3992 William C. Galvin An Act providing limited immunity from prosecution for a person who seeks to obtain medical assistance for a drug related overdose
3994 Thomas A. Golden, Jr. An Act relative to motor vehicle police chases
3995 Thomas A. Golden, Jr. An Act relative to amateur or school athletic officials
3996 Thomas A. Golden, Jr. An Act relative to the selling of soft air guns to minors
4005 Todd M. Smola An Act to prohibit sexual relations between students and school employees '
4006 Todd M. Smola An Act penalizing any offender in possession of marijuana in· a school zone
4007 Todd M. Smola An Act to criminalize the operation of a motor vehicle while in possession of marijuana
4008 Todd M. Smola An Act prohibiting harassment of public officials
4009 Cleon H. Turner An Act relative to protect orders
4102 Gov Deval Patrick An Act reducing firearm violence
SENATE BILLS
1550 Baddour An Act relative to the wrongful injury or death of animal-companions.
1554 Baddour An Act requiring photographs on protective orders.
1559 Berry An Act to protect and enhance the rights of child and adult victims and witnesses of crime.
1576 Brewer An Act punishing the failure to report certain fires.
1579 Brewer An Act prohibiting criminals to profit from their personal belongings.
1598 Buoniconti An Act relative to victims of violent crimes.
1606 Chandler An Act relative to privacy.
1610 Chandler An Act relative to updating the public health laws.
1654 Creem An Act relative to punishment for the crime of domestic violence.
1655 Creem An Act relative to the crime of murder.
1656 Creem An Act relative to archaic crimes.
1658 Creem An Act Relative to Police Search and Seizure.
1660 Creem An Act relative to the profits from crime.
1661 Creem An Act establishing the crime of money laundering.
1669 Creem An Act prohibiting the release of a minor's personal information by the media.
1672 Creem An Act relative to the cnme of assault and battery on a child.
1687 Downing An Act relative to gender based discrimination and hate crimes.
1689 Eldridge An Act relative to the wrongful injury or death of animal-companions.
1697 Flanagan An Act Relative to Police Pursuits In the Commonwealth.
1710 Jehlen An Act to Protect Animals.
1714 Jehlen An Act relative to sending notice of criminal justice proceedings to victims .
1720 Joyce An Act Relative to wire-tapping in the Commonwealth.
1726 Knapik An Act relative to penalties for failure to appear in court.
1739 McGee An Act relative to the arrest and prosecution for the possession of marihuana for medical purposes.
1746 Montigny An Act relating to crimes against elders and people with disabilities
1749 Montigny An Act Relative to Corporate Criminal Conduct.
1753 Moore, M. An Act Relative to Assault and Battery on Health Care Providers.
1757 Moore, R. An Act to Improve Nurse Safety
1771 Morrissey An Act prohibiting the possession by or sale of spray paint to minors.
1787 Panagiotakos An Act relevant to peaceful funeral services.
1789 Panagiotakos An Act relative to dangerous weapons.
1794 Petruccelli An Act protecting health care providers from violence.
1795 Petruccelli An Act including "machetes" under the dangerous weapon law.
1811 Tan An Act to criminalize the attempted production of Class B drugs
1820 Tan An Act to increase the penalties for corporate manslaughter.
1822 Timilty An Act prohibiting the leaving of an unattended child in a motor vehicle.
1824 Timilty An Act relative to murder committed by youthful offenders.
1825 Timilty An Act clarifying ambiguities relative to Question 2.
1831 Tisei An Act relative to abuse prevention.
1832 Tisei An Act relative to the expansion of the state DNA database.
1836 Tolman An Act relative to the commission of a crime while in possession of a police scanner.
1837 Tolman An Act relative to reducing sporting event related violence.
1849 Walsh An Act relative to the rights of victims of crimes.
1851 Walsh An Act concerning abuse prevention.
1853 Walsh An Act relative to restraining orders involving non-family members.
1855 Walsh An Act to further strengthen the mandatory reporting law.