http://www.masschiefs.org/page.php?pageid=122
You'll notice that there's absolutely no mention of H2259...
If it is June of an election year in Massachusetts, you can be sure that the Legislature is in high gear as we rapidly approach the July end of the legislative year. There certainly is no limit in the topics for us to talk about.
Just passed was the distracted driving bill that prohibits persons under age 18 from using cell phones or texting while driving. It prohibits texting by all drivers regardless of age and requires elderly drivers over the age of 75 to renew their licenses in person.
The issue of data collection has again come to the forefront and even though the MCOPA has been actively involved in finding common ground with the legislature, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. One issue that is not debatable is that the flawed bench marks of the 2002 data collection have been universally recognized as unreliable and should not be used again. While there are legislative reasons to attach this proposal to the e-citation proposals, the reality is that it will probably take the state years to pass a bonding issue for the electronic hardware. It makes no sense to rush through such important legislation now and not have it be effective for 5-10 years.
We all knew that the Casino legislation would be difficult, as of this writing, the Senate is in day five of deliberation and the bill is still stalled. I would like to say thank you to every single person that in any way assisted Municipal Policing in convincing the Senate and other Legislators in understanding that “Exclusivity” of jurisdiction is inappropriate when policing in any community. With out getting into the dirt of those who promoted it, it would have been unconscionable to tell a host community that they did not have jurisdiction within their own community. I would like to specifically acknowledge the efforts of EOPSS, Attorney Generals’ office, State Police Command, and the MCOPA for thoroughly discussing and finding an appropriate compromise in this situation.
You'll notice that there's absolutely no mention of H2259...