Bill
H 2764
The bill requires project awarding authorities to directly pay police detail providers for public works, keeping records and invoicing separate from bid prices.
Overview
- Bill: H 2764 (House Docket No. 2764)
- Title: An Act relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel
- Sponsor: Rep. Daniel Cahill (10th Essex)
- Introduced: February 27, 2025
- Purpose: To ensure police details assigned to public works projects are paid promptly and consistently by shifting payment administration to the project awarding authority and separating police detail costs from bid pricing.
Key Provisions
- Amendments to Section 39M of Chapter 30 (General Laws, as appearing in 2014 Official Edition):
- Adds a new paragraph establishing that, for police details on public works projects under this chapter, the project awarding authority must:
- Maintain police detail records
- Receive invoices from providers of paid details
- Make direct payments to those providers
- Requires that the cost of police details not be included in the bid price submitted by any offeror in response to a bid solicitation under this chapter
- Requires the new payment arrangement to be referenced or included in the bid documents for public works projects
- Rationale: To ensure timely and consistent payment for police details and reduce payment delays or disputes between municipalities and police detail providers.
Who Is Affected
- Police detail providers (law enforcement personnel hired to provide traffic/security details for public works sites)
- Project awarding authorities (cities, towns, or state agencies responsible for public works contracts)
- Bidders/offerors on public works projects (contractors submitting bids under the relevant procurement processes)
- Public agencies administering public works projects (may require changes to contract documents and payment processes)
Procedural History and Status
- Legislative actions:
- February 27, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Public Service
- Senate concurred (indicating cross-chamber agreement on the concept)
- Hearing status: Originally scheduled; current update indicates a hearing rescheduled to September 22, 2025
- Scheduled for September 22, 2025, with updated timeframes (A-2 and virtual hearing; later updates indicate potential extended duration)
- Related bill: HD 1592 (replaces) referenced in materials; indicates the same or closely related measure exists under a separate bill format
Potential Impacts
- Administrative: Project awarding authorities would assume direct responsibility for records, invoicing, and payments to police detail providers, increasing internal processing requirements but improving payment clarity and timing.
- Financial: Police detail costs would be paid outside of bid prices, potentially affecting bid competitiveness and how project budgets are structured.
- Timeliness and reliability: Direct payments and centralized record-keeping may reduce delays in compensation to officers and providers.
- Compliance: Bid documents would need to reference and implement the new payment framework, requiring updates to procurement specs.
Next Steps
- If enacted, the bill would take effect upon passage and signature (subject to any effective-date provisions in the final enacted version).
- Stakeholders should anticipate adjustments to procurement documents, contract language, and the process for invoicing and payment for police details on public works projects.
Related: HD 1592 is noted as replacing this measure in related materials.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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