A communication from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (see item 8100-1004 of Section 2 of Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024) submitting a report of the Massachusetts State Police Crime Lab for the second quarter of calendar year 2025

This bill (HD 5469) is a procedural requirement for the Massachusetts State Police Crime Laboratory to submit a quarterly report to legislative committees. It mandates the lab to provide specific metrics on caseload, turnaround times, and backlog for forensic biology and chemistry sections (including DNA analysis, drug testing, and toxicology) for the second quarter of 2025. The report fulfills a requirement established under Chapter 140 of the Acts of 2024 (line item 8100-1004), which directs the lab to detail these operational metrics quarterly. This is not a policy change but a reporting obligation for transparency.