Amendment ID: S2445-2-R1

Redraft Amendment 2

Expanding testing for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol

Ms. Gobi moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 35. The department of public safety, in consultation with the department of state police and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated, shall conduct a formal review of the drug and alcohol testing procedures administered by police officers at the scene of motor vehicle crashes. This review shall include any recommended statutory, regulatory or policy revisions by the department necessary to improve the procedures currently in place. The department shall report its findings and recommendations to the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security not later than July 31, 2017.”.