MA S 2565
enactedAn Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · upper
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Quick answers
Did MA S 2565 pass?
Yes. MA S 2565 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-25): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026
What is MA S 2565 about?
Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder (Senate, No. 2565) (being the text of Senate No. 2558, printed as amended)
Description
Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder (Senate, No. 2565) (being the text of Senate No. 2558, printed as amended)
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-06-25 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
- Michael D. Bradycosponsor
- James B. Eldridgecosponsor
- James K. Hawkinscosponsor
- Sally P. Keranscosponsor
- Sal N. DiDomenicocosponsor
- John C. Veliscosponsor
- Michael O. Moorecosponsor
- John F. Keenancosponsor
- Patrick M. O'Connorcosponsor
- Marcus S. Vaughncosponsor
- Manny Cruzcosponsor
- Bruce E. Tarrcosponsor
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr.cosponsor
- Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
- Mike Connollycosponsor
- Paul R. Feeneycosponsor
- Brendan P. Crightoncosponsor
- Pavel M. Payanocosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-25
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026
executive-signature
2026-06-15
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2026-06-15
Enacted
passage
2026-06-11
Senate concurred in the House amendment
2026-06-11
Rules suspended
2026-05-20
Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 197 )
passage
2026-05-20
Read third
reading-3
2026-05-20
Rules suspended
2026-05-20
Ordered to a third reading
2026-05-20
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
amendment-passage,reading-2
2026-05-20
Rules suspended
2026-05-20
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
2026-05-20
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5438, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-07-28
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
referral-committee
2025-07-24
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #65 (Yeas 39 to Yeas 0)
passage
2025-07-24
Text of S2558, reprinted as amended
Versions
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Documents
Votes
S. 2565 On passing to be engrossed as amended
2026-05-20 · pass · 156-0
Member-level votes (158)
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Moran, M.: yes
- Hogan: yes
- Peisch: yes
- Moran, F.: yes
- Donato: yes
- Arciero: yes
- Arena-DeRosa: yes
- Armini: yes
- Arriaga: yes
- Ashe: yes
- Ayers: yes
- Badger: yes
- Barber: yes
- Barrett: yes
- Biele: yes
- Bowen: yes
- Cabral: yes
- Cahill: yes
- Cataldo: yes
- Chan: yes
- Ciccolo: yes
- Connolly: yes
- Consalvo: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Cusack: yes
- Davis: yes
- Day: yes
- Decker: yes
- Diggs: yes
- Domb: yes
- Donaghue: yes
- Donahue: yes
- DuBois: yes
- Duffy: yes
- Elliott: yes
- Farley-Bouvier: yes
- Field: yes
- Finn: yes
- Fiola: yes
- Flanagan: yes
- Gallagher: yes
- Galvin: yes
- Garballey: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garry: yes
- Gentile: yes
- Giannino: yes
- Gómez: yes
- González: yes
- Gordon: yes
- Gregoire: yes
- Haggerty: yes
- Hamilton: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Hendricks: yes
- Higgins: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Honan: yes
- Hong: yes
- Hunt: yes
- Keefe: yes
- Kerans: yes
- Kilcoyne: yes
- Kushmerek: yes
- LaNatra: yes
- Lawn: yes
- LeBoeuf: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Lipper-Garabedian: yes
- Madaro: yes
- Mahoney: yes
- Mendes: yes
- Meschino: yes
- Michlewitz: yes
- Moakley: yes
- Montaño: yes
- Moran, J.: yes
- Murphy: yes
- Murray: yes
- Nguyen: not voting
- O'Day: yes
- Ouellette: yes
- Owens: yes
- Paulino: yes
- Philips: yes
- Plouffe: yes
- Puppolo: yes
- Ramos, A.: yes
- Ramos, O.: yes
- Reid: not voting
- Robertson: yes
- Rogers, D.: yes
- Rogers, J.: yes
- Roy: yes
- Ryan: yes
- Sabadosa: yes
- Sangiolo: yes
- Saunders: yes
- Scanlon: yes
- Scarsdale: yes
- Linsky: yes
- MacGregor: yes
- McMurtry: yes
- Kearney: yes
- Luddy: yes
- McGonagle: yes
- Reyes: yes
- Kassner: yes
- Livingstone: yes
- Fluker-Reid: yes
- Schwartz: yes
- Sena: yes
- Shand: yes
- Silvia, A.: yes
- Sousa: yes
- Stanley: yes
- Sylvia, M.: yes
- Markey: yes
- Tarr: yes
- Tarsky: yes
- Turco: yes
- Tyler: yes
- Ultrino: yes
- Uyterhoeven: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Vitolo: yes
- Walsh: yes
- Wells: yes
- Williams: yes
- Worrell: yes
- Zlotnik: yes
- Jones: yes
- Ferguson: yes
- Frost: yes
- Muradian: yes
- Vieira: yes
- Berthiaume: yes
- Boldyga: yes
- Chaisson: yes
- DeCoste: yes
- Gaskey: yes
- Howitt: yes
- Kane: yes
- Lombardo: yes
- Marsi: yes
- McKenna: yes
- Orrall: yes
- Pease: yes
- Smola: yes
- Soter: yes
- Sullivan-Almeida: yes
- Sweezey: yes
- Thurber: yes
- Vaughn: yes
- Wong: yes
- Xiarhos: yes
- Whipps: yes
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