Legislative Affairs

The Massachusetts Coalition of Police Legislative Affairs Team is dedicated to working with our membership to provide the best legislative service available to any public sector union. With a proven track record of success, the legislative team has developed an excellent working relationship with both the legislative and executive branches of government.

Each session, our five-member legislative team, chaired by MCOP First Vice President John E. Nelson, files a number of bills aimed at improving our member’s benefits. Keeping the membership involved and informed is our number one priority. We have been very successful at achieving this goal via the use of social media. Facebook and Twitter have been tools that we have used to our benefit to keep our members informed. We aim to address concerns and issues that face the hard working men and women that protect our communities by working together in advancing our legislation with one voice… the voice of working police officers.

Law Enforcement Issues In The News

June 23, 2023 in Frontpage Content, Legal Updates, New Events

Appeals Court Rules in Favor of MassCOP & Their Brewster Local and Vacates Lower Superior Court Decision

  Dear President Scott Hovsepian, We won the Brewster Academy pay case! The Appeals Court reversed the Superior Court. The court recognized the artifice that Brewster created to get around…
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April 27, 2022 in Important News, Legal Updates, MassCOP Blog, News & Events, News and Events, Uncategorized

MassCOP Files Complaint Against the MA Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission

April 27, 2022:  Today, the Massachusetts Coalition of Police (MassCOP), the Boston Police Superior Officers Federation (BPSOF), and the Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society (BPDBS) announced that three plaintiffs -…
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November 27, 2021 in Legal Updates

MassCOP Written Testimony re: Body Cameras

November 23, 2021 Massachusetts Body Worn Camera Commission Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security One Ashburton Place Suite 2133 Boston, MA 02108 RE: Public Hearing Testimony, November 23,…
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June 18, 2021 in Legal Updates, MassCOP and Police Reform

Senator Booker’s Draft Police Reform Proposal (A Message from our President)

June 18, 2021 Dear Members: As we stand together with the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) in support to the opposition to the draft police reform proposal being proffered…
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April 28, 2021 in Legal Updates, MassCOP Blog, News and Events

NAPO Letter to USA TODAY Opposing Mike Thompson Cartoon

April 27, 2021 Letters to the Editor USA TODAY VIA EMAIL: RE: April 13, 2021 Mike Thompson Editorial Cartoon, “The Game of Life or Death” To the Editor of USA…
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March 7, 2021 in Legal Updates, MassCOP and Police Reform

New Legislative Session is Underway on Beacon Hill (March 6 2021)

Dear Members: A new legislative session is underway on Beacon Hill and your MassCOP leadership team is already monitoring close to 150 bills and advocating for the interests of our…
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