H2729 • 2025

An Act relative to implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth

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Sponsor: Thomas P. Walsh
Last action: 2025-08-21
Official status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act relative to implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth

An Act relative to implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth By Representative Walsh of Peabody, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

An Act relative to implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth 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.

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Bill History

2025-08-21 House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2025-05-02 Joint
Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-02-27 House
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
2025-02-27 Senate
Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to implementing a blue alert system in the Commonwealth
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.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill H.2729

SECTION 1. Section 18¾ of chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following clause:-

(16) to develop and implement a statewide blue alert system to be activated when law enforcement officials are searching for an individual who is wanted in the serious injury or killing of a police officer, state trooper, or other law enforcement official.

SECTION 2. Chapter 6A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 18AA the following section:-

Section 18BB. The executive office of public safety shall coordinate the implementation of a statewide blue alert system, pursuant to section 21 of chapter 22.

SECTION 3. Chapter 22 of The General Laws are hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section 23.

THE STATEWIDE BLUE ALERT SYSTEM

Section 1. The following terms as used in this chapter shall, unless the context clearly appears otherwise, have the following meanings:

“Executive office”, the executive office of public safety.

"Law enforcement agency", a

law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the investigation of a crime resulting in the serious injury or death of a police officer, state trooper, or other law enforcement official.

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