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H1910 • 2025

An Act regarding willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel

An Act regarding willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel

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Sponsor
James M. Murphy
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 regarding willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel

An Act regarding willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel By Representative Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act regarding willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel By Representative Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1910) of James M.
  • Murphy relative to the penalties for willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel.
  • 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. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-04-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act regarding willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel
By Representative Murphy of Weymouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1910) of James M. Murphy relative to the penalties for willful injury to public defenders and other court personnel. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1910

Chapter 269, of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 official edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:

Section 14C: Whoever willfully harms, or commits serious bodily injury directly or indirectly to any public employee, public defender, employee of the District Attorney's office, probation officer, or any member of the court system, shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars.

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