relative to the department of safety's procedures for the processing of employee candidate background checks.
SB 568 clarifies that the Department of Safety's commissioner may appoint specific staff members - including assistant commissioners, division directors, or bureau chiefs - to verify background checks for employee candidates. The bill explicitly defines eligible designees and requires the department to maintain strict confidentiality of all background check records. It also permits electronic submission of fingerprint information, following procedures established by the division of state police. The law takes effect 60 days after enactment.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Nov 24, 2025
Signed May 29, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made between these versions. The differences are entirely technical and formatting-related, reflecting the standard chaptering process: the bill was assigned Chapter 107, section numbers were updated accordingly (e.g., '1' became '107:1'), line wrapping was adjusted for the new layout, and approval/effective dates were added at the end.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers were renumbered from generic sequential numbers (1, 2) to chapter-specific numbers (107:1, 107:2) as part of the chaptering process.
Line wrapping and spacing throughout the document was adjusted to fit the new chaptered format; no words or policy language were changed.
TIMELINE
Approval date (May 28, 2026) and effective date (July 27, 2026) were added at the end of the bill, confirming the 60-day effective period stated in the text.
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Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
6
Committee
5
May 29, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor on 05/28/2026; Chapter 107; Effective 07/27/2026
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/09/2026 HJ 10 P. 13
lower
Mar 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/18/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 02/19/2026 and referred to Executive Departments and Administration HJ 5 P. 127
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2026-0384s, AA, VV; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0384s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 02/05/2026; SJ 3
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0384s, 02/05/2026; Vote 4-0; CC; SC 4
upper
Nov 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 1
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Gannon
RRepublican
Co
Daryl Abbas
RRepublican
Co
Howard Pearl
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Rhodes
RRepublican
Co
Katelyn Kuttab
RRepublican
Co
Keith Murphy
RRepublican
Co
Regina Birdsell
RRepublican
Co
Sharon Carson
RRepublican
Co
Susan Porcelli
RRepublican
Co
Tim Lang
RRepublican
Co
Tim McGough
RRepublican
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