How South Shore State Reps Voted On The Police Reform Bill

BRAINTREE, MA — Twelve of 16 state representatives on the South Shore voted against a sweeping police reform and accountability bill. The bill passed 93-66 and seeks to address calls to counter systemic racism and force changes within law enforcement.

The police reform bill would create an independent Massachusetts Police Standard and Training Commission. If signed into law, the commission would be responsible for licensing all law enforcement officials every three years. Members of the commission would also have the authority to take away the license of any officers for incidents related to bias, conviction of a felony, submission of false time sheets and the use of excessive force.

The bill also seeks to eliminate the legal doctrine known as qualified immunity. Qualified immunity protects public officials from lawsuits in their official work. If approved, police officers would no longer be immune to lawsuits following incidents that result in decertification.

The Senate approved a similar bill on a 30-7 vote. The legislation will likely head next to six-member House-Senate conference committee for resolution, but the bill's negotiators have until July 31 to get a consensus bill to Gov. Charlie Baker. Baker also proposed his own police accountability bill.

See how state representatives on the South Shore voted below:

• Rep. William C. Galvin, Democrat, 6th Norfolk District which covers Avon, Canton and parts of Stoughton: No
• Rep. Bruce Ayers, Democrat, 1st Norfolk District which covers parts of Quincy and Randolph: No
• Rep. Tackey Chan, Democrat, 2nd Norfolk District which covers parts of Quincy: No
• Rep, Ronald Mariano, Democrat, 3rd Norfolk District which covers parts of Holbrook, Quincy and Weymouth: Yes
• Rep. James Murphy, Democrat, 4th Norfolk District which covers most of Weymouth and parts of Hingham: No
• Rep. Mark Cusack, Democrat, 5th Norfolk District which covers Braintree and parts of Holbrook and Randolph: No
• Rep. William Driscoll, Democrat, 7th Norfolk District, which covers most of Milton and parts of Randolph: Yes
• Rep. Daniel Hunt, Democrat, 13th Suffolk District, which covers a part of Quincy: Yes
• Rep. Matt Muratore, Republican, 1st Plymouth District, which covers most of Plymouth: No
• Rep. Susan Gifford, Republican, 2nd Plymouth District, which covers Carver: No
• Rep. Joan Meschino, Democrat, 3rd Plymouth District, which covers Hull, Cohasset, most of Hingham and parts of Scituate: No
• Rep. Patrick Kearney, Democrat, 4th Plymouth District, which covers Marshfield and most of Scituate: No
• Rep. David DeCoste, Republican, 5th Plymouth District, which covers Rockland, Hanover and Norwell: No
• Rep. Josh Cutler, Democrat, 6th Plymouth District, which covers Hanson, Pembroke and most of Duxbury: Yes
• Rep. Alyson Sullivan, Republican, 7th Plymouth District, which covers Abington and and Whitman: No
• Rep. Kathleen LaNatra, Democrat, 12th Plymouth District, which covers Kingston, Plympton, Halifax and parts of Plymouth and Duxbury: No