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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1770 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2729
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas P. Walsh
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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 implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Thomas P. Walsh12th Essex1/15/2025Steven George Xiarhos5th Barnstable3/4/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1770 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2729
By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2729) of
Thomas P. Walsh and Steven George Xiarhos relative to implementing a blue alert system in the
Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
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 implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth.
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 18¾ of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-
3 (16) to develop and implement a statewide blue alert system to be activated when law
4enforcement officials are searching for an individual who is wanted in the serious injury or
5killing of a police officer, state trooper, or other law enforcement official.
6 SECTION 2. Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
7is hereby amended by inserting after section 18AA the following section:-
8 Section 18BB. The executive office of public safety shall coordinate the implementation
9of a statewide blue alert system, pursuant to section 21 of chapter 22.
10 SECTION 3. Chapter 22 of The General Laws are hereby amended by adding the
11following section:- 2 of 2
12 Section 23.
13 THE STATEWIDE BLUE ALERT SYSTEM
14 Section 1. The following terms as used in this chapter shall, unless the context clearly
15appears otherwise, have the following meanings:
16 “Executive office”, the executive office of public safety.
17 "Law enforcement agency", a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the
18investigation of a crime resulting in the serious injury or death of a police officer, state trooper,
19or other law enforcement official.