Massachusetts · Bill 1513 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to manslaughter by protest

H 1513 Sponsored by Colleen M. Garry Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Garry of Dracut, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1513) of Colleen M. Garry, Steven S. Howitt and Marcus S. Vaughn relative to manslaughter caused by reckless disregard of life while protesting or blocking highways or roadway access. The Judiciary.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/16/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  4. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H4517

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

All 2 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.