Legislative Updates
The Massachusetts Police Association’s Executive Director Jim Machado works tirelessly to ensure that the voice of the association is heard on Beacon Hill. Jim is well respected and has been instrumental in ensuring our primary goals are communicated to the State Delegation. On this page you will find the latest news from Beacon Hill. Jim is constantly updating the association with breaking news that is pertinent to not only active police officers but also retired.
Legislative Updates
Senate Releases Final Revision
The senate has released their final revision. Stay tuned as we expect the house to release their version on Monday. Click here to view the ...
Legislative Updates
Senate Bill Handcuffs Police
Early this morning, after nearly 17 hours of painful debate, the Senate passed their vision of police reform by a 30 to 7 vote with ...
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Senate Session Ends Without Action
As we alerted you, the Senate did meet and the item was quickly tabled again. A session is scheduled for tomorrow but we are hearing ...
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Qualified Immunity Debate May Stall Senate Session
We are getting early indications that the Senate session scheduled for today may be impacted by further use of parliamentary procedure to lay the bill ...
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Reform Bill Stalled
Using parliamentary procedure, Senator Ryan Fattman moved to place the item on the table. This means the debate will begin again tomorrow at 11:00AM. Over ...
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Senate Police Reform Update
Executive Director Jim Machado is working tirelessly on the proposed legislation and we will up date membership when we have concrete info. We are working ...
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Senate Releases Police Reform
Today the Senate will be releasing their version of the Police Reform. The entire bill can be viewed by clicking the link provided. We expect ...
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Reform on the Fast Track
Just received word that the final touches are being put on the Senate version of police reform/ POST legislation. It could be released as soon ...
Legislative Updates
Legislative Update
Throughout the weekend, we have been in numerous communications with members of the legislature as well as the administration including those in the House and ...