MA H2049

Bill

Relative to Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the carrying of concealed weapons by corrections officers and Department of Public Safety officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 131 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws to provide that all current and retired Massachusetts corrections officers and Massachusetts Department of Public Safety officers shall qualify to carry concealed weapons under the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), unless they are explicitly disqualified by the provisions within LEOSA. The LEOSA allows qualified current and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms in any jurisdiction in the United States, regardless of state or local laws.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

David DeCoste (R), Matt Muratore (R), Patrick O'Connor (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5117 (on 11/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2049

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2049
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2049.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1333	Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1335	Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2076	Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system	Accompanied H2146	Similar To
H2275	Relative to residency	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H2288	Authorizing the city of Leominster to amend the special act of 2002 relative to retired police officer details	Accompanied a new draft, see H4098	Similar To
H3215	Establishing veterans’ service officers as mandated reporters	Accompanied a study order, see H4404	Similar To
H3823	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H3824	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022	Similar To
H4022	Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
H4242	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4273	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5117	Study Order - Public Safety Matters	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
S1437	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1511	Relative to collective bargaining	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1513	Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2200	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Accompanied a new draft, see S2240	Similar To
S2240	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To
S837	Providing indemnity from prosecution for probation officers and court officers employed by the Trial Court	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1333

Establishing penalties for the filing of false reports against police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1335

Relative to the penalty for resisting a police officer

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H2060

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H2076

Resolve providing for a “Special Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training” to study and make recommendations concerning the implementation of a Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) system

Accompanied H2146

Similar To

H2275

Relative to residency

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

Similar To

H2288

Authorizing the city of Leominster to amend the special act of 2002 relative to retired police officer details

Accompanied a new draft, see H4098

Similar To

H3215

Establishing veterans’ service officers as mandated reporters

Accompanied a study order, see H4404

Similar To

H3823

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Avon to serve as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 63 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H3824

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4022

Similar To

H4022

Authorizing the city of Lowell to appoint retired police officers as special police officers within said city for paid detail assignments

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 69 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

H4242

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Plymouth

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 98 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4273

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Weston

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5117

Study Order - Public Safety Matters

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

S1437

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1511

Relative to collective bargaining

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1513

Relative to the appointment and reappointment of public safety officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S2200

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Accompanied a new draft, see S2240

Similar To

S2240

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Milton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

S837

Providing indemnity from prosecution for probation officers and court officers employed by the Trial Court

Accompanied a study order, see S2496

Similar To

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