H1877 • 2025

An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

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Sponsor: Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.
Last action: 2025-10-23
Official status: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4645
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker By Representative McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker By Representative McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1877) of Joseph W.
McGonagle, Jr., and others relative to the offense of assault and battery upon transit workers.
The Judiciary.

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Bill History

2025-10-23 Senate
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a new draft, see H4645
2025-10-22 House
Read third
2025-10-22 House
Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
2025-10-22 House
Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, see H4645
2025-10-20 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
2025-08-28 House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-08-28 House
Rules suspended
2025-08-28 House
Read second and ordered to a third reading
2025-08-18 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2025-04-29 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker
By Representative McGonagle of Everett, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1877) of Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr., and others relative to the offense of assault and battery upon transit workers. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1877

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.

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