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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2709 FILED ON: 7/27/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2514 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Michael O. Moore |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Michael O. MooreSecond Worcester 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2709 FILED ON: 7/27/2023 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2514 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Moore, a petition (accompanied by bill) (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael O. Moore |
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| 19 | 19 | | for legislation to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings. Public Safety and |
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| 20 | 20 | | Homeland Security. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 Chapter 143 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2following new section:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 Section 101. Temporary Door Locking Devices |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4 Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary the executive office of public |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5safety and security shall promulgate regulations to allow the use of temporary door locking |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6devices for use in public buildings, and in consultation with the executive office of education and |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7the Massachusetts school building authority, shall establish regulations regarding the use of |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8temporary locking devices in school buildings. These regulations shall include, but not be limited |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9to (1) circumstances under which temporary door locking devices may be used; (2) appropriate |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10locations for temporary door locking devices and ensuring consistent operation throughout a |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11building; (3) a local approval process, including consultation with the fire department and law |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the building; (4) integration of such devices into 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13building safety plans and training programs; (5) in-service training on the use of the device by |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14first responders and public employees; and (6) standards for annual inspections to ensure proper |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15use and operation. Temporary door locking devices, as defined in this section, shall not be |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16proscribed by any ordinance that prohibits a building from installing a barricade device. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17 For the purposes of this section, temporary door locking device shall mean, a device that |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18prevents a door from opening, provided that the device (1) can be engaged or removed without |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19opening the door; (2) can be engaged and removed from the egress side of the door without the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20use of a key, special knowledge or effort and removed from the ingress side of the door by |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21appropriate personnel with the use of a key or other credential; (3) does not modify the door |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22closer, panic hardware, or fire exit hardware; (4) is not permanently mounted to the door, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 23although individual parts of the device assembly, including bolts, stops, brackets, and pins that |
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| 52 | 52 | | 24do not prevent normal function of the door may be permanently mounted; (5) does not affect the |
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| 53 | 53 | | 25fire rating of the door and complies with National Fire Protection Association fire rating |
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| 54 | 54 | | 26standards; and (6) can be removed with a single operation once engaged, unless the building is |
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| 55 | 55 | | 27equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system, in which case two operations may be |
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| 56 | 56 | | 28permitted. |
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