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Mass. House passes bill increasing penalties for assaults on transit workers
Summary
The Massachusetts House voted unanimously to pass a substitute bill that designates transit workers as public employees and raises penalties for assaults, including those involving bodily fluids.
The Massachusetts House on Oct. 17 passed a substitute bill making assaults on public transit employees a distinct offense with higher minimum penalties. The chamber recorded a roll-call tally of 116 in the affirmative and 0 in the negative to pass the substitute bill to be engrossed.
The measure, described on the House floor as House Bill 46-45 and presented as a substitute for House 1877, changes state law to make clear that public transit employees are public employees for purposes of assault and battery statutes and specifies enhanced…
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