MA H2445

Bill

MA H2445

Resolve to establish a special commission on employing mental health professionals as law enforcement personnel

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
06/15/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to employing mental health professionals as law enforcement personnel. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a special commission to investigate and study the feasibility of employing mental health professionals as police department personnel to assist law enforcement in screening, evaluating, and referring individuals who are in crisis. The commission will be composed of representatives from various state agencies, law enforcement associations, and the state legislature. Within 180 days of the bill's passage, the commission will report its findings and recommendations to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (2)

Kip Diggs (D)*, Paul Tucker (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/03/2023)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2445

(22 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2445
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2445.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1112	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1271	Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals	Accompanied a study order, see H5201	Similar To
H2583	Relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2584	Providing that decisions of the Labor Relations Commission in representation cases shall be subject to judicial review	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2587	Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2588	Relative to the Labor Relations Commission	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3725	Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4016	Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth	Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4017	Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S16	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission	Placed on file, in concurrence	Similar To
S1612	Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1639	To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster	No further action taken	Similar To
S1736	Relative to surplus in retirement systems	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2113	Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency	Accompanied a study order, see S2620	Similar To
S2497	To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover	New Draft substituted, see S2561	Similar To
S295	Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S428	Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission	Accompanied a study order, see S2650	Similar To
S634	Relative to women's health	Accompanied a study order, see S2693	Similar To
S812	To improve health care cost accountability	Accompanied a new draft, see H4248	Similar To
S82	Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness	Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently	Similar To
S895	To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To
S994	Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles	Accompanied H1907	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1112

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1271

Relative to Health Policy Commission reviews of scope of practice proposals

Accompanied a study order, see H5201

Similar To

H2583

Relative to public hearings of the Group Insurance Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2584

Providing that decisions of the Labor Relations Commission in representation cases shall be subject to judicial review

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2587

Relative to Group Health Insurance Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2588

Relative to the Labor Relations Commission

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H3725

Authorizing alternates on the Tyngsborough conservation commission

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 8 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4016

Establishing a special legislative commission to study poverty in the Commonwealth

Chapter 74 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4017

Establishing a special commission to examine the Department of Public Health’s nursing home licensure process and requirements

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 34 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S16

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission

Placed on file, in concurrence

Similar To

S1612

Establishing a standing commission on operating under the influence and impaired driving

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

Similar To

S1639

To promote business continuity and recovery after a disaster

No further action taken

Similar To

S1736

Relative to surplus in retirement systems

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2113

Establishing a commission on government accountability, economy, and efficiency

Accompanied a study order, see S2620

Similar To

S2497

To amend the town charter of the town of North Andover

New Draft substituted, see S2561

Similar To

S295

Establishing a Special Education Funding Reform Commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S428

Resolve relative to a special community care retirement communities commission

Accompanied a study order, see S2650

Similar To

S634

Relative to women's health

Accompanied a study order, see S2693

Similar To

S812

To improve health care cost accountability

Accompanied a new draft, see H4248

Similar To

S82

Establishing a special commission to study women and homelessness

Recommitted to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

Similar To

S895

To update Chapter 40B to support the creation of affordable housing while strengthening local oversight

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

S994

Prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles

Accompanied H1907

Similar To

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