MA S1631

Bill

Relative to police pursuits

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
07/07/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to police pursuits. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 25 of Chapter 90 of the Massachusetts General Laws to impose penalties for individuals who refuse to stop their vehicle when being pursued by a police officer in an official police vehicle with lights and siren activated. The penalties include a fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $10,000, or imprisonment in state prison for not less than 30 days and not more than 2.5 years, or both. This aims to increase accountability and discourage individuals from fleeing from police during pursuit situations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Patrick O'Connor (R)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 07/07/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1631

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1631
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1631.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2541	Relative to police pursuits	Accompanied a study order, see H5320	Similar To
H3754	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Arlington	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3762	Authorizing special police officers in the town of Natick to serve until the age of 70	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H3911	Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law	No further action taken	Similar To
H3921	Relative to police detail work in the town of Hudson	Accompanied a new draft, see H4296	Similar To
H3971	Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton	Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838	Similar To
S1654	Related to public safety and police evidence review	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S170	Regulating secondary metals dealings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1752	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2568	Similar To
S2447	Authorizing Brigette Hamel to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S2479	Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S34	To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers	Reprinted as amended, see S2479	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2541

Relative to police pursuits

Accompanied a study order, see H5320

Similar To

H3754

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

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3762

Authorizing special police officers in the town of Natick to serve until the age of 70

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 124 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H3911

Exempting all police officers in the town of Palmer police department from the provisions of civil service law

No further action taken

Similar To

H3921

Relative to police detail work in the town of Hudson

Accompanied a new draft, see H4296

Similar To

H3971

Relative to the appointment of retired police officers in the town of Canton

Amended by substitution of a bill with the same title, H4838

Similar To

S1654

Related to public safety and police evidence review

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

Similar To

S170

Regulating secondary metals dealings

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

Similar To

S1752

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2568

Similar To

S2447

Authorizing Brigette Hamel to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 96 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S2479

Authorizing the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 52 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S34

To allow the city of Gloucester to appoint retired police officers as special police officers

Reprinted as amended, see S2479

Similar To

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