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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 10/23/2025 | Senate | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4645↗ |
| 10/22/2025 | House | Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4645↗ |
| 10/22/2025 | House | Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted |
| 10/22/2025 | House | Read third |
| 10/20/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2 |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Rules suspended |
| 8/28/2025 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting |
| 8/18/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| 4/29/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on The Judiciary |
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J19 | Favorable | 1 entries |
| H52 | Place in OD | — |
| H36 | Recommended Amendment | — |
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Section 13D of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 1, after the word “battery,” the following words:- including assault and battery by means of a bodily substance,.
Said section 13D of said chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 2, after the word “employee,” the following words:- including but not limited to a public transit worker,.
Said section 13D of said chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 6, after the word “dollars.” the following sentence:- For the purposes of this section, “bodily substance” shall mean any human secretion, discharge or emission including, but not limited to, blood, saliva, mucous, semen, urine or feces.
SECTION 1. Section 13D of chapter 265 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 1, after the word “battery,” the following words:- including assault and battery by means of a bodily substance,. SECTION 2. Said section 13D of said chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 2, after the word “employee,” the following words:- including but not limited to a public transit worker,. SECTION 3. Said section 13D of said chapter 265 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting, in line 6, after the word “dollars.” the following sentence:- For the purposes of this section, “bodily substance” shall mean any human secretion, discharge or emission including, but not limited to, blood, saliva, mucous, semen, urine or feces.