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An Act relative to body worn cameras

An Act relative to body worn cameras

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Sponsor
Alan Silvia
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to body worn cameras

An Act relative to body worn cameras By Representative Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to body worn cameras 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.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to body worn cameras
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.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.1992

SECTION 1. Section 104(e) of Chapter 253 of the Acts of 2020 is hereby amended by striking the following language “(vi) a requirement preventing an officer from accessing or viewing any recording of an incident involving the officer before the officer is required to make a statement about the incident;” and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“(vi) a requirement allowing an officer to access or view any recording of an incident involving the officer before the officer is required to make a statement about the incident;”

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

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