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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts adopts NFPA 3000 standards and creates ASHER program for active shooter response
Last action · January 27, 2026: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and MeansSponsors: Patrick O'Connor and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
Massachusetts requires the Executive Office of Public Safety to adopt National Fire Protection Association standard and establish an Active Shooter or Hostile Event Situation (ASHER) program and executive council.
Emergency responders, law enforcement agencies, and fire services across state, county, and municipal levels must coordinate under new standardized training requirements and program guidelines.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Emergency responders and law enforcement agencies
State, county, municipal, and regional law enforcement, fire services, and emergency medical services must adhere to new standardized training requirements and program guidelines.
Executive Office of Public Safety Secretary
The department is assigned the lead role in adopting standards, coordinating the ASHER program, and overseeing training requirements.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 27, 2026SenateCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- May 2, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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