An Act to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color

Reported by Senate Committee on Ways and Means · 191st General Court · the legislature's own page

S2800 · Bill

107 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

Date	Branch	Action
2020-07-06	Senate	Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2020-07-06	Senate	Reported on a part of H4398
2020-07-06	Senate	Order relative to subject matter adopted
2020-07-06	Senate	Read
2020-07-09	Senate	Read second
2020-07-09	Senate	Motion to lay on the table pending and postponed to the next session
2020-07-10	Senate	Motion to lay on the table negatived
2020-07-10	Senate	Motion to lay on the table pending and postponed to the next session
2020-07-11	Senate	Motion to lay on the table negatived
2020-07-11	Senate	Motion to print amendments in the calendar (under Senate Rule 31)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #3 (Creem) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #7 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #212 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #9 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #213 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #13 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #14 (Tarr) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #15 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #16 (Chandler) adopted -see Roll Call #214 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #19 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #30 (Chandler) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #33 (Lovely) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #34 (Lovely) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #36 (Friedman) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #38 (Barrett) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #39 (Boncore) adopted -see Roll Call #215 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #40 (Friedman) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #47 (Moore) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #48 (Rush) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #49 (Rush) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #53 (Gobi) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #55 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #60 (Eldridge) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #66 (Tran) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #69 (DiZoglio) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #71 (Chang-Diaz) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #72 (Tran) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #73 (Rush) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #77 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #78 (Rush) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #79 (O'Connor) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #82 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #80 (Jehlen) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #83 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #89 (Keenan) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #91 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #94 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #96 (Keenan) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #97 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #100 (Keenan) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #101 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #102 (Comerford) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #103 (Keenan) adopted -see Roll Call #216 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #104 (Feeney) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #105 (Keenan) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #106 (O'Connor) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #110 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #115 (O'Connor) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #117 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #217 (Yeas 12 to Nays 27)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #123 (Gobi) rejected -see Roll Call #218 (Yeas 16 to Nays 24)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #128 (Friedman) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #130 (Friedman) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #133 (Barrett) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #135 (Feeney) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #142 (Cyr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #144 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #18 (Tarr) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #20 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #27 (Eldridge) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #35 (Tarr) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #41 (Friedman) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #42 (Eldridge) adopted
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #28 (Chandler) adopted -see Roll Call #220 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #43 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #221 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #54 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #222 (Yeas 38 to Nays 1)
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #1 (Boncore) laid aside
2020-07-13	Senate	Amendment #121 (Rodrigues) adopted -see Roll Call #223 (Yeas 26 to Nays 14)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #137 (Velis) rejected -see Roll Call #225 (Yeas 16 to Nays 24)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #25 (Boncore) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #57 (Tarr) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #59 (Rausch) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #113 (Eldridge) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #125 (Cyr) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #8.1 (Tran) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #8 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #26 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #51 (Fattman) rejected -see Roll Call #226 (Yeas 10 to Nays 29)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #65 (Rausch) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #68 (Tran) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #74 (Tran) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #76 (Rausch) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #85 (O'Connor) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #86 (Keenan) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #90 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #99 (O'Connor) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #108 (Jehlen) adopted -see Roll Call #227 (Yeas 27 to Nays 12)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #116 (O'Connor) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #120 (DiZoglio) adopted -see Roll Call #228 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #126 (Fattman) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #127 (Tarr) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #131 (Welch) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #134 (Collins) rejected -see Roll Call #229 (Yeas 16 to Nays 24)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #139 (Montigny) adopted
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #62 (Tran) rejected -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 3 to Nays 36)
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #63 (Welch) rejected
2020-07-14	Senate	Amendment #143 (Welch) laid aside on a point of order
2020-07-14	Senate	Ordered to a third reading
2020-07-14	Senate	Read third
2020-07-14	Senate	Reprinted, as amended, see S2820

17 recorded votes

When	Chamber	Roll call	Question	Tally
2020-07-13 14:35	Senate	No. 212	Amendment #7 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #212 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)	39–0
2020-07-13 14:53	Senate	No. 213	Amendment #9 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #213 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)	39–0
2020-07-13 15:19	Senate	No. 214	Amendment #16 (Chandler) adopted -see Roll Call #214 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)	40–0
2020-07-13 16:22	Senate	No. 215	Amendment #39 (Boncore) adopted -see Roll Call #215 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)	40–0
2020-07-13 18:21	Senate	No. 216	Amendment #103 (Keenan) adopted -see Roll Call #216 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)	39–0
2020-07-13 18:46	Senate	No. 217	Amendment #117 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #217 (Yeas 12 to Nays 27)	12–27
2020-07-13 19:02	Senate	No. 218	Amendment #123 (Gobi) rejected -see Roll Call #218 (Yeas 16 to Nays 24)	16–24
2020-07-13 20:20	Senate	No. 220	Amendment #28 (Chandler) adopted -see Roll Call #220 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)	39–0
2020-07-13 20:29	Senate	No. 221	Amendment #43 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #221 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)	39–0
2020-07-13 20:41	Senate	No. 222	Amendment #54 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #222 (Yeas 38 to Nays 1)	38–1
2020-07-13 23:13	Senate	No. 223	Amendment #121 (Rodrigues) adopted -see Roll Call #223 (Yeas 26 to Nays 14)	26–14
2020-07-14 00:34	Senate	No. 225	Amendment #137 (Velis) rejected -see Roll Call #225 (Yeas 16 to Nays 24)	16–24
2020-07-14 01:07	Senate	No. 226	Amendment #51 (Fattman) rejected -see Roll Call #226 (Yeas 10 to Nays 29)	10–29
2020-07-14 01:29	Senate	No. 227	Amendment #108 (Jehlen) adopted -see Roll Call #227 (Yeas 27 to Nays 12)	27–12
2020-07-14 01:42	Senate	No. 228	Amendment #120 (DiZoglio) adopted -see Roll Call #228 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)	39–0
2020-07-14 02:40	Senate	No. 229	Amendment #134 (Collins) rejected -see Roll Call #229 (Yeas 16 to Nays 24)	16–24
2020-07-14 03:16	Senate	No. 231	Amendment #62 (Tran) rejected -see Roll Call #231 (Yeas 3 to Nays 36)	3–36

146 amendments filed

56 rejected · 47 withdrawn · 41 adopted · 2 laid aside

No.	Title	Moved by	Outcome
Senate 8.1	Qualified Immunity	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 1	Better Outcomes for Young Adults	Joseph A. Boncore	Laid aside
Senate 2			Withdrawn
Senate 3	Juvenile Justice Data	Cynthia Stone Creem	Rejected
Senate 4			Withdrawn
Senate 5			Withdrawn
Senate 6			Withdrawn
Senate 7	Intervention	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 8	Procedural and Substantive Safeguards	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 9	Minority Appointments	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 10			Withdrawn
Senate 11			Withdrawn
Senate 12	Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination Review	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 13	Hiring and Promotional Decision-making process requirements	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 14	Method and procedure for reporting abuse of force by a fellow officer	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 15	Compliance Officer Creation	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 16	Creating a Commission on Structural Racism	Harriette L. Chandler	Adopted
Senate 17			Withdrawn
Senate 18	Use of force training	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 19	Incentive Grants	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 20	Accreditation	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 21			Withdrawn
Senate 22			Withdrawn
Senate 23			Withdrawn
Senate 24			Withdrawn
Senate 25	Training and Certification for School Resource Officers	Joseph A. Boncore	Adopted
Senate 26	Revocation or Non-Renewal of Certification	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 27	Correctional Officers	James B. Eldridge	Adopted
Senate 28	Removing offensive language against LGBTQ+ individuals	Harriette L. Chandler	Adopted
Senate 29			Withdrawn
Senate 30	Best practices for protest response	Harriette L. Chandler	Adopted
Senate 31			Withdrawn
Senate 32			Withdrawn
Senate 33	Military Grade Controlled Property Notification	Joan B. Lovely	Adopted
Senate 34	Body Camera Taskforce Notification	Joan B. Lovely	Adopted
Senate 35	Stress Management for law enforcement	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 36	Criminal Justice and Community Support Trust Fund	Cindy F. Friedman	Adopted
Senate 37			Withdrawn
Senate 38	Public Comment and Hearings	Michael J. Barrett	Adopted
Senate 39	Latinx Commission	Joseph A. Boncore	Adopted
Senate 40	Sheriff representation on the community policing and behavioral health advisory council	Cindy F. Friedman	Adopted
Senate 41	Protecting children by ensuring age-appropriate and developmentally-appropriate law enforcement action	Cindy F. Friedman	Adopted
Senate 42	CPCS Seat on POSAC Board	James B. Eldridge	Adopted
Senate 43	POSAC and MPTC Membership	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 44			Withdrawn
Senate 45			Withdrawn
Senate 46			Withdrawn
Senate 47	POSAC Chief Specifications	Michael O. Moore	Rejected
Senate 48	State Police Colonel	Michael F. Rush	Rejected
Senate 49	Municipal Police Insurance	Michael F. Rush	Rejected
Senate 50			Withdrawn
Senate 51	POSAC	Ryan C. Fattman	Rejected
Senate 52			Withdrawn
Senate 53	Data Collection	Anne M. Gobi	Rejected
Senate 54	Decertification Standards	Michael O. Moore	Adopted
Senate 55	Revocation of an officers certification	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 56			Withdrawn
Senate 57	Required Accreditation	Bruce E. Tarr	Adopted
Senate 58	Clarifying the Definition of Choke Hold	James T. Welch	Rejected
Senate 59	Ensuring POSAC database transparency	Rebecca L. Rausch	Adopted
Senate 60	Constable Reform	James B. Eldridge	Rejected
Senate 61			Withdrawn
Senate 62	Chokehold in self-defense	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 63	Law Enforcement Training in Relation to Victims and Witnesses	James T. Welch	Rejected
Senate 64			Withdrawn
Senate 65	Banning tear gas and other chemical weapons	Rebecca L. Rausch	Adopted
Senate 66	Teaching of the history of racism	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 67			Withdrawn
Senate 68	Collective Bargaining	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 69	Reporting Requirement	Diana DiZoglio	Rejected
Senate 70			Withdrawn
Senate 71	Technical Corrections to Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Data Collection	Sonia Chang-Diaz	Adopted
Senate 72	Grant program for municipalities	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 73	Suffolk County House of Corrections	Michael F. Rush	Rejected
Senate 74	Qualified Immunity	Dean A. Tran	Rejected
Senate 75			Withdrawn
Senate 76	Comprehensive, transparent, and accountable data collection	Rebecca L. Rausch	Adopted
Senate 77	Discipline Changes	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 78	Continued Education	Michael F. Rush	Rejected
Senate 79	Commission to Expand Training	Patrick M. O'Connor	Rejected
Senate 80	School Committee Approval of SROs and Data Reporting	Patricia D. Jehlen	Adopted
Senate 81			Withdrawn
Senate 82	Evaluation of Justice Reinvestment Workforce Development Grant Recipients	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 83	Rights to Wages	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 84			Withdrawn
Senate 85	Qualified Immunity Commission	Patrick M. O'Connor	Rejected
Senate 86	Revocation of Retirement System Access	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 87	Mental Health Crisis Intervention	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 88			Withdrawn
Senate 89	Reporting the Order of Chemical Weapon Usage	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 90	False reporting	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 91	Increased Privacy of Vehicle Stop Data	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 92			Withdrawn
Senate 93			Withdrawn
Senate 94	Independent Police Officer Standards and Accreditation Committee Makeup	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 95			Withdrawn
Senate 96	Notification of Complaint	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 97	Thorough Review of Colonel Hiring	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 98	Military Equipment Restriction	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 99	School Resource Officers	Patrick M. O'Connor	Rejected
Senate 100	Cadet Program Incentive	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 101	State Police Promotion	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 102	Center for Public Representation	Joanne M. Comerford	Adopted
Senate 103	Defining Totality of Circumstances	John F. Keenan	Adopted
Senate 104	Investment Equity	Paul R. Feeney	Rejected
Senate 105	Imminent Harm and Physical Force	John F. Keenan	Rejected
Senate 106	Pensioner Eligibility	Patrick M. O'Connor	Rejected
Senate 107			Withdrawn
Senate 108	Protecting Students From Profiling	Patricia D. Jehlen	Adopted
Senate 109			Withdrawn
Senate 110	Data Collection	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 111			Withdrawn
Senate 112			Withdrawn
Senate 113	Prison Use of Force Records	James B. Eldridge	Adopted
Senate 114			Withdrawn
Senate 115	Public Safety	Patrick M. O'Connor	Rejected
Senate 116	Due Process	Patrick M. O'Connor	Rejected
Senate 117	Implementation	Bruce E. Tarr	Rejected
Senate 118			Withdrawn
Senate 119			Withdrawn

Showing 120 of 146. An amendment marked consolidated was folded into a consolidated amendment, which under House Rule 33F cannot be adopted except by a roll call.

1 committee vote

Ways and Means (S) · 2020-07-06 10:05 · Ought to pass (in part)

favorable · 14

reserve right · 3

no action · 1

Nick Collins

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Committee actions

Action	Committee
In Part	Ways and Means (S)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.