Text of MA H 1711 (2010)

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1533 FILED ON: 1/9/2009 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1711 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ PRESENTED BY: Byron Rushing _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill: An Act Relative to the Reform of Archaic Laws Implicating Certain Private Consensual Intimate Conduct Between Adults. _______________ PETITION OF: NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: Gary Daffin Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus Steven J. D'Amico 4th Bristol Carl M. Sciortino, Jr. 34th Middlesex Tom Sannicandro 7th Middlesex Martha M. Walz 8th Suffolk Matthew C. Patrick 3rd Barnstable Elizabeth A. Malia 11th Suffolk Ellen Story 3rd Hampshire Kay Khan 11th Middlesex The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _______________ In the Year Two Thousand and Nine _______________ AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE REFORM OF ARCHAIC LAWS IMPLICATING CERTAIN PRIVATE CONSENSUAL INTIMATE CONDUCT BETWEEN ADULTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: SECTION 1. Section 34 of chapter 272 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended 1 by striking out, in lines 1 to 2, the words “commits the abominable and detestable crime against nature, 2 either with mankind or” and inserting in place thereof the words:-- engages in sexual relations. 3 SECTION 2. Section 35 of chapter 272 is hereby repealed. 4