MassachusettsAn Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder
What it does
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)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 25Signed by the Governor Maura Healey, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026Latest
- Jun 15Enacted and laid before the GovernorMajor
- Jun 15EnactedBecame Law
- Jun 11Senate concurred in the House amendment
- Jun 11Rules suspended
- May 20Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 197 )Passed 2nd Chamber
- Vote recorded S. 2565 On passing to be engrossed as amended. Result: pass.Lower
- May 20Read thirdMinor
- May 20Rules suspended
- May 20Ordered to a third reading
- May 20Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)Major
- May 20Rules suspended
- May 20Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
- May 20Committee 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 SchedulingMinor
- 2025
- Jul 28Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and MeansMinor
- Jul 24Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #65 (Yeas 39 to Yeas 0)Passed 1st Chamber
- Jul 24Text of S2558, reprinted as amendedIntroduced