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This bill establishes a special commission to study heroin trafficking in Massachusetts, with a comprehensive mandate to develop recommendations for preventing future drug trafficking. The commission will be composed of 10 members, including key government officials like the secretary of health and human services, representatives from law enforcement (a police officer specializing in opiates), the private sector (a retail pharmacy stakeholder), and the general public. The commission will also include two representatives and two senators, one from each party, as well as the director of the bureau of substance abuse services. The commission is required to convene its first meeting by December 1, 2025, and must submit its findings, recommendations, and draft legislation to the House and Senate clerks and the joint committee on mental health and substance abuse by December 1, 2026. The goal is to generate actionable strategies for addressing heroin trafficking through potential legislative and policing approaches, reflecting a multi-stakeholder effort to combat the ongoing opiate epidemic.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1417