https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/certification-at-core-of-policing-bill-compromise/2244772/
Massachusetts lawmakers finished their work on a compromise police reform bill Monday, filing an updated version of the landmark legislation that Democratic leaders praised as "one of the most comprehensive approaches to police reform and racial justice" in the country. Gov. Charlie Baker filed his own, somewhat narrower police accountability

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/11/30/police-reform-bill-massachusetts/
Local News Lawmakers unveil police reform compromise after months of secret negotiations One legislator, who has been a longtime advocate for more police accountability, hailed the bill as a giant

https://www.masslive.com/news/2024/06/as-calls-mount-for-reform-can-the-mass-state-police-be-saved-john-l-micek.html
State Sen. William Brownsberger, D-Suffolk/Middlesex, one of the architects of the police reform law passed in 2020 in the wake of George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, said he thinks language in

https://apnews.com/article/charlie-baker-police-reform-police-massachusetts-racial-injustice-17c373055c5e5e7e6dfc6dbda1f37b31
The state's largest police union, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police, had called the original bill passed by lawmakers a "final attack on police officers by lawmakers on Beacon Hill." Eddy Chrispin, president of the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, said Thursday: "It is our hope that this legislation is

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-lawmakers-confirm-agreement-on-police-reform-bill/2244387/
Massachusetts lawmakers finished their work on a compromise police reform bill Monday, filing an updated version of the landmark legislation that Democratic leaders praised as "one of the most comprehensive approaches to police reform and racial justice" in the country. Details of the conference committee's bill — crafted in closed-door negotiations over the last four months — were

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/12/31/charlie-baker-signs-police-reform-bill/
The Massachusetts Coalition of Police (MassCOP), which represents over 4,000 officers, criticized lawmakers earlier this month for quickly voting on the law after a months-long private process to

https://apnews.com/article/police-legislation-massachusetts-bills-police-reform-3a4001f5e82415183aa6a7c241911c0e
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts House and Senate voted Tuesday to approve a compromise bill backers say would increase police accountability — including, for the first time, creating an independent, civilian-led commission to standardize the certification, training and decertification of police officers. The bill would also ban the use of chokeholds, limit the use of deadly force, and

https://www.masslive.com/politics/2023/01/police-reform-two-years-later-legislators-and-officials-reflect-on-landmark-law-in-mass.html
Two years after former Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law a landmark police reform bill, advocates and lawmakers central to its creation are reflecting on the progress of the law enforcement

https://www.wbur.org/news/2020/12/01/massachusetts-police-reform-legislation-explainer
Some of the biggest changes in years to law enforcement oversight and rules are coming to Massachusetts. That's after Gov. Charlie Baker signed into law on Dec. 31 of last year a landmark police

https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2020/12/01/massachusetts-house-senate-pass-police-reform-bill/
After months of closed-door negotiations, the Massachusetts House and Senate passed the compromise police reform bill that may dramatically change accountability in law enforcement Tuesday evening

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/police-reform-bill-massachusetts-george-floyd-protests/
November 30, 2020 / 11:57 PM EST / CBS Boston. BOSTON (CBS) - After months of negotiations, Massachusetts state lawmakers have reached an agreement on a major police reform bill. It comes after

https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/02/us/massachusetts-police-reform-bill-passes-trnd/index.html
CNN —. Massachusetts state legislators passed a sweeping police reform bill Tuesday that amends use of force and training policies and tailors law enforcement legal protections. The bill is the

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An Act to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities o... S.2963 191st (2019 - 2020) An Act relative to justice, equity and accountability in law enforcement in the Commonwealth. S.2017 186th (2009 - 2010)

https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-lawmakers-announce-agreement-on-police-reform-bill/34825758
After months of negotiations, Massachusetts lawmakers on Monday announced an agreement on a police reform bill. House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Karen Spilka issued a joint

https://www.nbcboston.com/massachusetts/gov-baker-signs-revised-mass-police-reform-bill/2269498/
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed a revised policing reform bill that was approved by the Legislature last week. The House voted 107-51 and the Senate took a voice vote to re-enact the bill, which has drawn opposition from police but maintained the momentum that grew over the summer out of outrage over police violence toward Black Americans. "This

https://www.yahoo.com/news/massachusetts-police-reform-bill-unveiled-130907600.html
The sweeping reform bill sits on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk after Senate and House approval. Police union heads are ripping the legislation.

https://www.aclum.org/en/press-releases/statement-aclu-police-reform-massachusetts
"Massachusetts lawmakers have acknowledged and responded to the urgent local and nationwide demands for police accountability and justice—justice for Black and brown people who are disproportionately hurt by police misconduct. The need for reform in Massachusetts is longstanding, and this bill offers a bold first step by establishing a

https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/politics/government/2020/12/02/massachusetts-senate-house-passes-police-reform-bill/3793323001/
Massachusetts Legislature sends landmark police reform bill to Gov. Baker's desk. BOSTON — Six months after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, state lawmakers on

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/19/metro/massachusetts-house-leaders-unveil-sweeping-police-reform-bill/
On Monday, pastors from 12 African Methodist Episcopal churches from across the state plan to call for lawmakers to "pass strong police reform" outside the State House's front steps, the

https://www.necn.com/news/local/massachusetts-police-reform-bill-senate-house/2360902/
The Massachusetts House and Senate voted Tuesday to approve a compromise bill backers say would increase police accountability — including, for the first time, creating an independent, civilian

https://masscop.org/massachusetts-police-reform-bill/
The Massachusetts police reform bill is polarizing to be sure, with police unions among its harshest critics. Twenty-four hours is not much time to marshal the opposition. More time was warranted, especially because of the bill's sweeping nature. Packed into its pages are plans for a state panel to certify police officers at the state and

https://www.usatoday.com/story/brookline-tab/2021/02/02/reflections-massachusetts-historic-police-reform-law/4360781001/
The state's police reform law is an important step in changing policing, especially in communities of color, says the ACLU's Rahsaan Hall. Plan your DC trip Total solar eclipse IPhone makes it

https://www.governing.com/next/massachusetts-police-bill-grows-into-robust-reform-package.html
Central to the 129-page bill is the Police Officers Standards and Training, POST, commission, which Brownsberger said will hold "enormous powers to oversee policing in Massachusetts."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/massachusetts-gun-reform-proposal-still-jammed-up-in-private-talks-on-beacon-hill/ar-BB1osTdY
A wide-ranging gun reform bill remains locked up in secret negotiations on Beacon Hill even as state lawmakers marked gun violence prevention month with former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords during

https://www.reddit.com/r/massachusetts/comments/172b64d/massachusetts_lawmakers_unveil_major_gun_control/
Massachusetts lawmakers unveil major gun control reform bill. cbsnews. ... "Massachusetts lawmakers unveil major gun control reform bill that won't do anything to stop criminals." ... I'd like to just point out that Massachusetts is already the ONLY state with a lower firearm death rate than Hawaii.

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Massachusetts' 2017 law banning the sale and possession of bump stocks remains on the books. Likewise, while the Supreme Court last week preserved the right of a state to suspend the gun license

https://www.boston.com/community/readers-say/2024/06/24/karen-read-trial-troopers-texts-readers-call-for-massachusetts-state-police-overhaul/
The Karen Read murder trial has taken Massachusetts by storm and has cast light on the Mass. State Police, which Boston.com readers say is in need of "a major overhaul." Jury deliberations are

https://www.wbur.org/news/2024/06/26/massachusetts-senate-housing-bill-maura-healey
The Massachusetts Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a $5 billion housing bond bill aimed at boosting housing production. Here's a look at the notable policies that did and didn't make the cut.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/massachusetts/articles/2024-06-25/massachusetts-senate-debates-bill-to-expand-adoption-of-renewable-energy
The Massachusetts Senate debated a bill Tuesday, June 25, 2024 aimed at expanding the adoption of renewable energy in a bid to to help Massachusetts get one step closer to meeting its aggressive

https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2024-06-25/mass-senate-advances-energy-reforms
The Senate on Tuesday approved another complex set of reforms to accelerate the spread of clean energy in Massachusetts, along the way hearing concerns about potential ratepayer burdens and embracing an expansion of the state's bottle redemption law. Senators voted 38-2 in favor of the third