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MA S 2565

enacted

An 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
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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

  1. 2026-06-25

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-06-15

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  3. 2026-06-15

    Enacted

    passage

  4. 2026-06-11

    Senate concurred in the House amendment

  5. 2026-06-11

    Rules suspended

  6. 2026-05-20

    Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 197 )

    passage

  7. 2026-05-20

    Read third

    reading-3

  8. 2026-05-20

    Rules suspended

  9. 2026-05-20

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. 2026-05-20

    Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

    amendment-passage,reading-2

  11. 2026-05-20

    Rules suspended

  12. 2026-05-20

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending

  13. 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

  14. 2025-07-28

    Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  15. 2025-07-24

    Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #65 (Yeas 39 to Yeas 0)

    passage

  16. 2025-07-24

    Text of S2558, reprinted as amended

Versions

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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