# Massachusetts H 3655: An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder

Massachusetts H 3655, An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Mindy Domb (Democratic), Sean Garballey (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-09-08 (Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3655
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-09-08, Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sponsors: Mindy Domb (Democratic), Sean Garballey (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 39
- Subjects: Transportation, House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher Hendricks (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Colleen M. Garry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Cahill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David T. Vieira (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle L. Badger (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Blais (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Richard G. Wells Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven Ultrino (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Susannah M. Whipps (Independent), House
- Cosponsor: Tackey Chan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William C. Galvin (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-08-21 | committee | Committee Favorable: Favorable | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (4)

- 2025-09-08: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-06-18: Hearing rescheduled to 06/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3655.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3655.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3655-194 (as of 2026-11-01).