S2565Introduced in the Senate
Facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder
Introduced by Joanne Comerford, District HAMPSH
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Facilitating better interactions between police officers and persons with autism spectrum disorder
Where it stands
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026
June 25, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
HouseStage: House Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS · May 20, 2026
156
Yes
0
No
2
Absent or Not Voting
158 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Flanagan | 01-BAR | Yes |
| John Barrett | 01-BER | Yes |
| Michael Chaisson | 01-BRI | Yes |
| Dawne Shand | 01-ESS | Yes |
| Todd Smola | 01-HAM | Yes |
| Lindsay Sabadosa | 01-HAM | Yes |
| Margaret Scarsdale | 01-MID | Absent |
| Bruce Ayers | 01-NOR | Yes |
| Michelle Badger | 01-PLY | Yes |
| Adrian Madaro | 01-SUF | Yes |
Bill history
Text of S2558, reprinted as amended
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #65 (Yeas 39 to Yeas 0)
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5438, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
Rules suspended
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read third
Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 197 )
Rules suspended
Senate concurred in the House amendment
Enacted
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 112 of the Acts of 2026
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