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HB 1236-FN

(New Title) relative to the use of body-worn cameras in county departments of corrections.

Filed 2026 · Signed into law · Criminal Justice and Public Safety · Crimes, Crim.Proc. & Corr.

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StatusSIGNED BY GOVERNOR
In the HouseCONCURRED
In the SenatePASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT
Introduced1/7/2026
Floor date5/21/2026
LSR number3039
Chapter0219
Local government impactno
Committee codeH26

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Where it stands

House: CONCURRED · Senate: PASSED/ADOPTED WITH AMENDMENT

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Sponsors

Scherr, Buzz(D) Rock 26
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.

What happened

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Votes

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Ought to Pass

March 5, 2026 · House · None–None, adopted

Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1768s

May 7, 2026 · Senate · None–None, adopted

Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1768s (Rep. Roy)

May 21, 2026 · House · 191–154, adopted

Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.

Committee reports

Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.

Committee — OUGHT TO PASS

Rep. Matt Sabourin dit Choinière

This bill requires custodial interrogations to be, at a minimum, audio recorded and precludes admissibility of unrecorded custodial interrogations in criminal or juvenile matters absent a reasonable justification. This is standard guidance nationwide for custodial interrogations, it protects officers as well as defendants. Discouraging both false accusations and coerced false confessions. “Terry” traffic stops, detainments, and vocalizations that occur within law enforcement vehicles and holding cells that are not mirandized are not custodial interrogations and are exempt from this measure. Build into the bill is an exception to the inadmissibility clause that enables statements that were not recorded in mirandized situations to be entered into evidence in a criminal or juvenile delinquency proceeding brought against the person if the court finds that the statements are otherwise admissible under applicable rules of evidence and law enforcement personnel provide a reasonable justification, including a summary and documentation of the surrounding facts and circumstances, explaining the lack of recording. Vote 11-2.

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