MA S938

Bill

MA S938

Relative to crimes against police officers

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to crimes against police officers. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 39 of Chapter 265 of the General Laws to include employment as a police officer as a protected characteristic under the law prohibiting assault and battery on a person with a disability. The bill also defines the term "police officer" to include officers from county, municipal, and campus police departments, the office of environmental law enforcement, the state police, and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority police department.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (4)

Ryan Fattman (R), Susan Gifford (R), Richard Ross (R), Bruce Tarr (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2313 (on 03/01/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S938

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S938
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S938.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1385	Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H1443	Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4654	Similar To
H3885	Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4146	Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H4918	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
H817	Relative to penalties for crimes against seniors	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H941	To properly punish the solicitation of felony crimes	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
S1377	Further defining a Hate Crime	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1436	Relative to the civil service assessment of environmental police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2034	Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the city of Taunton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2138	Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S2242	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2313	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S805	Relative to archaic crimes	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S820	Relative to criminal forfeiture	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S960	Relative to the statute of limitations for sex crimes in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S971	To assist the investigation of serious crimes	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1385

Providing for binding arbitration for fire fighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H1443

Providing for binding arbitration for firefighters and police officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4654

Similar To

H3885

Authorizing retired police officers serving as special police officers in the town of Canton to serve until the age of 70

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 87 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4146

Exempting the position part-time officer in the police department in the town of Athol from the civil service law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 280 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H4918

Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the town of Stoughton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 352 of the Acts of 2018

Similar To

H817

Relative to penalties for crimes against seniors

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H941

To properly punish the solicitation of felony crimes

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

S1377

Further defining a Hate Crime

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

Similar To

S1436

Relative to the civil service assessment of environmental police officers

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

Similar To

S2034

Authorizing the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the city of Taunton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 150 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2138

Authorizing the appointment of special police officers in the city of Brockton

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 82 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S2242

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2313

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on the Judiciary to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to issues before the joint committee on the Judiciary

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S805

Relative to archaic crimes

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S820

Relative to criminal forfeiture

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S960

Relative to the statute of limitations for sex crimes in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

S971

To assist the investigation of serious crimes

Accompanied a study order, see S2313

Similar To

Bill > S938

summary

Introduced Session

Bill Summary

AI Summary

Committee Categories

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

Official Document

bill text

bill summary

bill summary

bill summary