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Coalition backs first‑responder safety package including Blue Star plates, Blue Alert and tougher move‑over penalties
Summary
Unions and law enforcement organizations urged passage of SB1719, a package that would create no‑cost Blue Star family plates for families of officers killed in the line of duty, establish a Blue Alert system, boost move‑over penalties, and fund the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial.
Law enforcement unions, chiefs’ associations and advocacy groups testified in support of Senate Bill 1719, a multi‑part public‑safety package the witnesses said would honor fallen officers and strengthen roadside protections for first responders.
What the bill would do: Witnesses described four central elements of the bill: (1) create a no‑cost Blue Star family license plate or emblem for parents, spouses and children of officers killed in the line of duty; (2) establish a dedicated, non‑appropriated Massachusetts Law Enforcement…
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