MA H2120

Bill

To establish a taskforce to develop a uniform code for police body-worn cameras and their recordings

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a taskforce on a uniform code for police body-worn cameras and recordings. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a Massachusetts Law Enforcement Body Camera Taskforce to develop regulations for the use of police body-worn cameras and their recordings. The Taskforce will set standards for procuring cameras, prohibit the use of facial recognition and biometric technology, establish training and recording protocols, and determine retention and storage policies. The Taskforce will also consult with legal counsel to ensure compliance with relevant laws and preserve evidentiary chains of custody. Additionally, the bill exempts body camera recordings from the definition of "public record" under state law.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (13)

Michelle DuBois (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Mary Keefe (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Mike Moore (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Dave Robertson (D), Dave Rogers (D), José Tosado (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2120

(21 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2120
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2120.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H2070	Relative to regulations requiring secure videotaping of the booking process of state police arrestees	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H2150	Relative to police pursuits	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3270	Relative to failure to yield to police pursuit	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H359	Relative to used police cars sold at auction	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3748	To provide residency preference for the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	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
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
H4256	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S2023	Establishing a food tourism task force	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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
S2219	Authorizing the appointing authority of the town of Bridgewater to appoint police cadets under certain circumstances to the police department of said town	Accompanied H3677	Similar To
S2260	Authorizing the town of Townsend to continue the employment of Richard Bailey as police chief	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2284	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Accompanied H3851	Similar To
S2293	Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater	Accompanied a new draft, see S2361	Similar To
S2402	Relative to removing the position of police chief from civil service	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 277 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
S2423	Allowing humane transportation of K9 partners aka Nero's law	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2444	Exempting Matthew M. Clancy from Section 91 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

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

Similar To

H2070

Relative to regulations requiring secure videotaping of the booking process of state police arrestees

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H2150

Relative to police pursuits

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3270

Relative to failure to yield to police pursuit

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H359

Relative to used police cars sold at auction

Accompanied a study order, see H5043

Similar To

H3748

To provide residency preference for the Boston Police Department and the Boston Fire Department

Accompanied a study order, see H4722

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

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

H4256

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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

S2023

Establishing a food tourism task force

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

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

S2219

Authorizing the appointing authority of the town of Bridgewater to appoint police cadets under certain circumstances to the police department of said town

Accompanied H3677

Similar To

S2260

Authorizing the town of Townsend to continue the employment of Richard Bailey as police chief

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2284

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

Accompanied H3851

Similar To

S2293

Relative to special police officers in the town of West Bridgewater

Accompanied a new draft, see S2361

Similar To

S2402

Relative to removing the position of police chief from civil service

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 277 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

S2423

Allowing humane transportation of K9 partners aka Nero's law

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

Similar To

S2444

Exempting Matthew M. Clancy from Section 91 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

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