News · Culture For Subscribers Massachusetts Bill Would Impose Prison Sentences For ‘Hate Speech’ By Tom Joyce March 13, 2023 · 12:36 PM EDT · Updated January 16, 2025 12:40 AM · 3 min read read Advertisement Listen to audio version of this article Members only Subscribe to listen Should it be illegal to say something that may offend someone? One bill (HD.4113) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives would outlaw it. Should it be illegal to say something that may offend someone? One bill (HD.4113) in the Massachusetts House of Representatives would outlaw it.… Advertisement Read Next House Budget Chairman Skeptical Of Healey Gas Tax Suspension Massachusetts Voters Blame Trump, Utilities More Than Maura Healey For High Energy Costs, Poll Says Maura Healey Gas Tax Suspension Stalls In Massachusetts Legislature As Fuel Prices Stay High Massachusetts Lawmakers Urge Amazon To Stop Westborough Drone Delivery Plans