MA S1644

Bill

MA S1644

Relative to safety of officers by requiring interior lights in automobiles to be on during stops

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/21/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to safety of officers by requiring interior lights in automobiles to be on during stops. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require the driver of a motor vehicle to turn on the interior cabin lighting when the vehicle is stopped by a police officer. The bill states that if the driver does not immediately activate the interior lighting, the officer may order the driver to comply, and failure to comply with such an order would be considered a violation of the law. The purpose of this legislation is to improve the safety of officers during traffic stops by ensuring the interior of the vehicle is illuminated.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (1)

Bruce Tarr (R)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/21/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1644

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1644
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1644.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2714	Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H2736	Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2765	Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2786	Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses	No further action taken	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
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
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
S1610	Providing mental wellness training for police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1618	Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1707	Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S1750	Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	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

H2714

Allowing the town of Wakefield to employ retired police officers as special police officers

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H2736

Relative to correct inequities regarding the retirement of state-employed and special authority-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2765

Relative to injured and incapacitated state-employed police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2786

Providing for a fair and equitable group 4 retirement benefit for police officers working on Massachusetts public higher education campuses

No further action taken

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

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

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

S1610

Providing mental wellness training for police officers

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

Similar To

S1618

Relative to public safety on private college and university campuses

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

Similar To

S1707

Relative to the retirement of state university and community college police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S1750

Relative to line of duty death benefits for private college and university police officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

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

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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