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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1519 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2621 |
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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 | | Jessica Ann Giannino |
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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 relative to "Critical Incident Leave". |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/15/2025Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth3/11/2025 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1519 FILED ON: 1/15/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2621 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Giannino of Revere, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2621) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Jessica Ann Giannino and Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation to regulate administrative |
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| 20 | 20 | | leaves involving events during which officers discharge firearms. Public Safety and Homeland |
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| 21 | 21 | | Security. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act relative to "Critical Incident Leave". |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020, Official Edition, is hereby |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2amended by inserting after section 133 the following new section:- |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3 SECTION 134. Any “Law Enforcement Agency” as defined in MGL 6E Sec 1, placing |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4any “Law Enforcement Officer”, as defined in MGL Ch 6E Sec 1, on administrative leave |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5pending an investigation involving any event during which an officer: discharges a firearm, as |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6defined in section 121 of chapter 140, actually or proximately causing injury or death to another; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7discharges any stun gun as defined in said section 121 of said chapter 140, actually or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8proximately causing injury or death to another; discharges tear gas or other chemical weapon, |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; discharges rubber pellets from a |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10propulsion device, actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; deploys a dog, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11actually or proximately causing injury or death of another; uses deadly force, actually or |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12proximately causing injury or death of another; or engages in a physical altercation with a person 2 of 2 |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13who sustains serious bodily injury or requests or receives medical care as a result; shall record |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14such time as “Critical Incident Leave” in all department records of the event. Any public release |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15referencing this leave shall use the term “Critical Incident Leave”. |
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