MA S1539

Bill

Relative to military grade controlled property

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to military grade controlled property. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to regulate the acquisition and use of military-grade controlled property by law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts. It defines key terms such as "federal agency", "law enforcement agency", and "military grade controlled property". The bill requires law enforcement agencies, including state police and regional/multi-jurisdictional agencies, to obtain approval from relevant state secretaries before applying for or receiving such military-grade equipment or related funds from federal agencies. It also mandates that local law enforcement agencies notify and receive approval from their local legislative bodies before acquiring this type of property. The bill seeks to increase transparency and public oversight over the procurement of military equipment by law enforcement in the state.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (7)

Mike Barrett (D)*, Jamie Eldridge (D), Mary Keefe (D), Jack Lewis (D), Becca Rausch (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Dan Sena (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2764 (on 03/17/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1539

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1539
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1539.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2479	Relative to military grade controlled property	Accompanied a study order, see H5193	Similar To
H3766	Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3767	Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3901	Authorizing the town of Mendon to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3989	To give the town of Leicester authority to grant full annual property tax exemptions to the surviving spouse of Rutland Police Detective and Leicester resident John D. Songy	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 225 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4060	Establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham	No further action taken	Similar To
H4107	Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H887	Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1573	Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents	Accompanied H2418	Similar To
S1752	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2568	Similar To
S193	Relative to partial payments	Accompanied a new draft, see S2569	Similar To
S2437	Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2505	Authorizing the town of Wareham to assess certain solar or wind systems as personal property	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
S2512	Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2764	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to law enforcement and training	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2479

Relative to military grade controlled property

Accompanied a study order, see H5193

Similar To

H3766

Authorizing the city of Melrose to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 100 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3767

Authorizing the city of Melrose to regulate certain property tax exemption eligibility requirements for the elderly

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 390 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3901

Authorizing the town of Mendon to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3989

To give the town of Leicester authority to grant full annual property tax exemptions to the surviving spouse of Rutland Police Detective and Leicester resident John D. Songy

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 225 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4060

Establishing a real property transfer fee in the town of Chatham

No further action taken

Similar To

H4107

Authorizing the town of Lincoln to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption program

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H887

Establishing memorial markers in the towns of Milton and Canton in memory of certain law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S1573

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Accompanied H2418

Similar To

S1752

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2568

Similar To

S193

Relative to partial payments

Accompanied a new draft, see S2569

Similar To

S2437

Establishing a real estate transfer fee upon the transfer of property in the town of Concord

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2505

Authorizing the town of Wareham to assess certain solar or wind systems as personal property

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

S2512

Authorizing the town of Andover to establish a means tested senior citizen property tax exemption

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 210 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2764

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to law enforcement and training

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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