HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 689        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3359

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Kay Khan

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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 facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/16/2023

Josh S. Cutler

6th Plymouth

1/26/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/27/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/30/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/6/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

2/6/2023

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

2/7/2023

Steven S. Howitt

4th Bristol

2/7/2023

Patrick M. O'Connor

First Plymouth and Norfolk

2/7/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/7/2023

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/8/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/9/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/11/2023

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/16/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/16/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

2/20/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/22/2023

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

2/23/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

3/1/2023

F. Jay Barrows

1st Bristol

3/3/2023

Kate Donaghue

19th Worcester

3/8/2023

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

3/8/2023

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

3/24/2023

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

4/1/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

5/9/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

6/7/2023

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

6/12/2023

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

6/14/2023

Marcus S. Vaughn

9th Norfolk

9/18/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

9/20/2023

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

3/6/2024

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

3/18/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 689        FILED ON: 1/17/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3359

By Representative Khan of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3359) of Kay Khan and others that the Registry of Motor Vehicles design certain envelopes to enhance effective communications and interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder.  Transportation.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3516 OF 2021-2022.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 6C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 56 the following section:-

Section 56A. The registry of motor vehicles, in consultation with the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and organizations that advocate for persons with autism spectrum disorder, shall design and make available blue envelopes that

(1) provide written information and guidance on the outside of the envelopes regarding ways to enhance effective communication between a police officer and a person with autism spectrum disorder; and

(2) are capable of holding a person's motor vehicle operator's license, registration and insurance identification card.

Upon request by a person with autism spectrum disorder or if such person is a minor, the person's parent or guardian, the registrar of motor vehicles shall provide a blue envelope designed pursuant to this section to such person, parent or guardian.

(3) The guidance on the outside of the blue envelopes shall include an instruction to attach the envelope to the driver's sunvisor on the side facing the driver for easy and safe access.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on January 1, 2024