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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts law enforcement agencies required to establish minority recruitment programs and report demographic data
Last action · November 26, 2025: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and MeansSponsor: Francisco Paulino
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What This Bill Would Do
State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts must establish minority recruitment and selection programs and submit annual demographic reports to the attorney general, effective 120 days after passage.
Law enforcement agencies across the state must alter their hiring and reporting practices to track officer and applicant demographics, while the attorney general assumes new monitoring and annual reporting duties.
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.
Law enforcement agencies
Agencies must create recruitment programs, set hiring goals, publish data online, and submit annual demographic reports to the attorney general.
Law enforcement officers and applicants
Their demographic information, including age, gender, race, and ethnicity, will be tracked, reported, and evaluated during hiring and promotions.
Attorney General
The attorney general must issue uniform guidelines, monitor program results across agencies, and publish an annual report.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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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- Nov 26, 2025HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sep 11, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 09/25/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
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Shift to Mandatory Statewide Police Demographic Reporting
The bill shifts demographic tracking from optional practices to a mandatory annual statutory requirement overseen by the attorney general.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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