An Act to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color
Senate, July 14, 2020 -- Text of the Senate Bill to reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color (being the text of Senate, No. 2800, printed as amended)
Bill Information
Bill Information
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith reform police standards and shift resources to build a more equitable, fair and just commonwealth that values Black lives and communities of color of which is immediately necessary to carry out those appropriations or to accomplish other important public purposes, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety.
Bill History
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 7/14/2020 | Senate | Text of S2800, printed as amended |
| 7/14/2020 | Senate | Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #233 (Yeas 30 to Nays 7) |
| 7/15/2020 | House | Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 7/20/2020 | House | Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in House document numbered 4860 |
| 7/20/2020 | House | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending |
| 7/20/2020 | House | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading, with the amendment pending |
| 7/20/2020 | House | Rules suspended |
| 7/20/2020 | House | Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) and ordered to a third reading |
| 7/20/2020 | House | Order adopted, see H4861 |
| 7/22/2020 | House | Read third |
| 7/24/2020 | House | For amendments, see H4886 |
| 7/24/2020 | House | Passed to be engrossed - 93 YEAS to 66 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 226) |
| 7/27/2020 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 7/27/2020 | Senate | Senate NON-concurred in the House amendment |
| 7/27/2020 | Senate | Committee on conference (Brownsberger-Chang-Diaz-Tarr) appointed |
| 7/27/2020 | House | House insisted on its amendment |
| 7/27/2020 | House | Committee of conference appointed (Cronin-Gonzalez-Whelan), in concurrence |
| 7/27/2020 | House | Rules suspended |
| 11/30/2020 | Senate | Reported by committee of conference |
| 11/30/2020 | Senate | For report, see S2963 |
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