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H1869 • 2025

An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder

An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder

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Sponsor
Christopher M. Markey
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder

An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1869) of Christopher M.
  • Markey relative to solicitation of juveniles under eighteen to commit murder.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-09-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/23/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to solicitation of a juvenile under eighteen to commit murder
By Representative Markey of Dartmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1869) of Christopher M. Markey relative to solicitation of juveniles under eighteen to commit murder. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1869

Chapter 274 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 2 the following new section:-

(1)

Whoever solicits, entices, counsels, procures, provokes, threatens, pays, agrees to pay, or offers to pay a juvenile who has not attained the age of eighteen with the intent to have said juvenile commit an armed assault on another person or murder and said juvenile does commit or attempts to commit said armed assault on another or murder, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than twenty years. No sentence imposed under this subsection shall be reduced or suspended nor shall such person so sentenced be eligible for probation, parole, work release, or furlough or receive any deduction from such person's sentence for good conduct.

(2)

Whoever provides, delivers, purchases, hands, counsels, provokes, or aids in obtaining a juvenile under the age of eighteen a firearm, rifle, machine gun, automatic weapon, or dangerous weapon as defined by M.G.L. 140, with the intent to have said juvenile commit and armed assault on another person or murder shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for life or for any term of years, but not less than ten years. No sentence imposed under this subsection shall be reduced or suspended nor shall such person so sentenced be eligible for probation, parole, work release or furlough or receive any deduction from such person's sentence for good conduct.

(3)

“Armed Assault on another Person” shall be defined as any violation of M.G.L. C. 265 § 14, 18A, 18.

(4)

“Murder” shall be defined as any violation of M.G.L. C. 265 §1.

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