Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H1992 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 02/27/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2366       FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1992
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 Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2366       FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1992
By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1992) of 
Alan Silvia 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. 1764 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 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.