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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4878
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 24, 2024.
The committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, to whom
were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2315) of
David F. DeCoste, Colleen M. Garry and Michael J. Soter for legislation
to further define hate crimes; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2336) of Danielle W. Gregoire and Carole A. Fiola relative to the
expansion of the state DNA database; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2344) of Russell E. Holmes relative to police transparency; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2348) of Mary S. Keefe and
others relative to military grade controlled property; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2407) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco relative
to the membership of the Peace Officer Standards and Training
Commission; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2412) of
Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to increase oversight of the
Massachusetts State Police through stringent budget accounting and
regulation of overtime reporting, reports recommending that the
accompanying order (House, No. 4878) ought to be adopted [Senator
Velis dissents].
For the committee,
CARLOS GONZĂLEZ. 2 of 2
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4878
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, July 24, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security be authorized to
2sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents
3numbered 2315, 2336, 2344, 2348, 2407 and 2412, relative to law enforcement and training.
4 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
5and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
6recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
7on or before December 31, 2024.