A communication from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (see Section 34 of Chapter 22C of the General Laws) submitting its Hate Crimes in Massachusetts report for fiscal year 2024

This bill (HD 5503) is a routine procedural submission requiring the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) to submit its annual Hate Crimes in Massachusetts report for fiscal year 2024, as mandated by Section 34 of Chapter 22C of the General Laws. It does not create new policies or affect specific groups; instead, it formalizes the state's existing requirement to report hate crime data. The report includes statistics on hate crime incidents, bias motivations, and demographic data collected by law enforcement during FY2024. This is a standard administrative communication, not a legislative change.