# Massachusetts S 2565: An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder Massachusetts S 2565, An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-06-25 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2565-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts S 2565 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-07-24 - Last action: 2026-06-25, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 19 - Subjects: House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (187 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Blue envelope help for drivers with autism: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Massachusetts creates a blue envelope program for drivers with autism. The State Police, with the RMV, police chiefs, and autism advocates, design an envelope with tips on the outside and instructions to clip it to the driver’s sun visor. The envelope holds your license and… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Cosponsor: Bradley H. Jones Jr. (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brendan P. Crighton (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John C. Velis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: John F. Keenan (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marcus S. Vaughn (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael O. Moore (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sally P. Kerans (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-20 | House | Passed to be engrossed | pass | 156 | 0 | | | 2026-05-19 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: S.2565 “An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder” as amended | pass | 31 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2026-06-25: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026 - 2026-06-15: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2026-06-15: Enacted (House) - 2026-06-11: Senate concurred in the House amendment (Senate) - 2026-06-11: Rules suspended (Senate) - 2026-05-20: Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 197) (House) - 2026-05-20: Read third (House) - 2026-05-20: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-05-20: Ordered to a third reading (House) - 2026-05-20: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House) - 2026-05-20: Rules suspended (House) - 2026-05-20: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending (House) - 2026-05-20: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5438, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-07-28: Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House) - 2025-07-24: Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #65 (Yeas 39 to Yeas 0) (Senate) - 2025-07-24: Text of S2558, reprinted as amended (Senate) ## Bill text - Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-06-25: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2565.pdf) ## Related bills - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading) - H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed) ## Sources - [Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2565.pdf) ## Related - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194) - [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2565-194 (as of 2026-11-01).