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H2033 • 2025

An Act relative to pill press machines

An Act relative to pill press machines

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
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 pill press machines

An Act relative to pill press machines By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to pill press machines By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2033) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn and Steven George Xiarhos relative to pill press machines.
  • 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 relative to pill press machines
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2033) of Marcus S. Vaughn and Steven George Xiarhos relative to pill press machines. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.2033

Section 32G of Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection :-

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell or deliver a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, or controlled substance counterfeiting materials knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a sentence of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years in the state prison or county house of correction or by a fine of not less than $25,000, or both such fine and imprisonment.

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