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H2667 • 2025

An Act relative to the POST Commission

An Act relative to the POST Commission

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Sponsor
Paul McMurtry
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to the POST Commission

An Act relative to the POST Commission By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the POST Commission By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2667) of Paul McMurtry relative to the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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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. 2026-04-23 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-08-26 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  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 the POST Commission
By Representative McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2667) of Paul McMurtry relative to the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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Bill H.2667

Section 2 of Chapter 6E of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 official edition, is hereby amended by striking Section 2 in its entirety and adding in place thereof the following:

Section 2. (a) There shall be a Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission consisting of 11 members: 3 of whom shall be appointed by the governor, 1 of whom shall be a police chief, 1 of whom shall be a retired justice of the superior court and 1 of whom shall be a social worker appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc., Massachusetts chapter; 3 of whom shall be appointed by the attorney general, 1 of whom shall be a law enforcement officer below the rank of sergeant who is a labor union representative appointed from a list of 3 nominations submitted by the Chair of the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Policy Group, 1 of whom shall be a law enforcement officer appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers, Inc. and 1 of whom shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the commonwealth appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the civil rights and social justice section council of the Massachusetts Bar Association; and 3 of whom shall be appointed jointly by the governor and attorney general, 1 of whom shall be appointed from a list of 5 nominations submitted by the Massachusetts commission against discrimination.; and 2 of whom shall be appointed by the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association, 1 of whom shall be a sworn member of the Department of State Police who is appointed from a list of 2 nominations submitted by the President of the State Police Association of Massachusetts, and 1 of whom shall be a Juvenile Diversion Program professional appointed from a list of 2 nominations approved by a majority of the Board of the Massachusetts District Attorney’s Association.

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