S 2558 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder

This bill creates standardized blue envelopes to improve police interactions with people who have autism. The envelopes, designed by the state police with input from autism advocates, will include written communication tips for officers and instructions for attaching them to car sun visors. They will also hold a person's driver's license, registration, and insurance cards. The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles will provide these envelopes upon request to autistic individuals, their parents, or guardians, starting July 1, 2026.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Jul 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 17, 2025 Last action Jul 24, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
5
Jul 24, 2025
Introduced
Reprinted, as amended, see S2565
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Introduced
Substituted, as amended, for S2348
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Rodrigues) adopted
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Amended
Amendment #2 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #64 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
upper
Jul 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #63 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
upper
Jul 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Jul 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
0 primary · 19 co-sponsors

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