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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1293 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1623
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mike Connolly
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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 banning the use of tear gas by law enforcement.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mike Connolly26th Middlesex1/14/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1293 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1623
By Representative Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1623) of
Mike Connolly relative to banning the use of tear gas by law enforcement. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1425 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act banning the use of tear gas by law enforcement.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 116K, as
2added by chapter 253 of the acts of 2020, the following section:-
3 SECTION 116L. (a) No law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency or department
4shall purchase, obtain, use or allow to be used for law enforcement purposes on any person, a
5chemical or substance that can produce rapidly in humans, sensory irritation or disabling
6physical effects within a short time of exposure. Examples of such substance include “tear gas”
7or “CS gas”.
8 (b) Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a criminal fine of $5,000.