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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1268 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1764
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alan Silvia
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to body worn cameras.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alan Silvia7th Bristol1/18/2023Paul A. Schmid, III8th Bristol2/1/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1268 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1764
By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1764) of
Alan Silvia and Paul A. Schmid, III relative to allowing police officers to access or view
recordings of incidents before making statements. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1874 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to body worn cameras.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 104(e) of Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020 is hereby amended by
2striking the following language “(vi) a requirement preventing an officer from accessing or
3viewing any recording of an incident involving the officer before the officer is required to make
4a statement about the incident;” and inserting in place thereof the following:-
5 “(vi) a requirement allowing an officer to access or view any recording of an incident
6involving the officer before the officer is required to make a statement about the incident;”
7 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.