2025-2026 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H2686: Relative to police interactions with persons on the autism spectrum
Legislative Summary
Relative to police training in appropriate interactions with persons on the autism spectrum and other intellectual and developmental disabilities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Bill History
2/27/2025
Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Senate concurred
Senate
5/2/2025
Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
Joint Conference
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Public Safety and Homeland Security(Joint Conference)
Sponsors
Democrat: 26
Republican: 6
Independent: 1
Primary Sponsor
David Rogers
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (32)
James Arciero
Democrat
Christine Barber
Democrat
Michael Brady
Democrat
Tackey Chan
Democrat
Mike Connolly
Democrat
Manny Cruz
Democrat
Leigh Davis
Democrat
Marjorie Decker
Democrat
James Eldridge
Democrat
Paul Feeney
Democrat
William Galvin
Democrat
Colleen Garry
Democrat
Carmine Gentile
Democrat
James Hawkins
Democrat
Christopher Hendricks
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Vanna Howard
Democrat
Bradley Jones
Republican
Hannah Kane
Republican
John Lawn
Democrat
David Linsky
Democrat
John Marsi
Republican
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Priscila Sousa
Democrat
Thomas Stanley
Democrat
Bruce Tarr
Republican
Steven Ultrino
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Marcus Vaughn
Republican
David Vieira
Republican
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Susannah Whipps Lee
Independent