SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1645 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 902
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
William N. Brownsberger
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act recognizing dangerousness of retail drug offenses.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Benjamin Swan | 11th Hampden |
Christopher M. Markey | 9th Bristol |
Carlos Henriquez | 5th Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1645 FILED ON: 1/18/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 902
By Mr. Brownsberger, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 902) of William N. Brownsberger, Denise Provost, Benjamin Swan, Christopher M. Markey and others for legislation to recognize the dangerousness of retail drug offenses. Mental Health and Substance Abuse. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act recognizing dangerousness of retail drug offenses.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 58A of Chapter 276 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2010 Official Edition, is amended by striking out the words “an offense for which a mandatory minimum term of three years or more is prescribed in chapter ninety-four C” and replacing them with “an offense under section 32 of chapter 94C, or section 32A of chapter 94C, or section 32B of chapter 94C, or section 32E of chapter 94C, or section 32F of chapter 94C, or section 32I of chapter 94C, or section 32K of chapter 94C”
SECTION 2. Section 58A is further amended by adding the words “a felony offense that has as an element of the offense the distribution of dangerous substances,” prior to the words “a felony offense” where they appear in the first sentence.
