Meaning: The reforms to qualified immunity and face surveillance previously in the circulated text of S2800 neither got amended away or strengthened. For qualified immunity, a clarifying reference was added to provisions on police indemnification in existing law (MGL ch. 268)
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The Senate bill as passed limits qualified immunity protections to situations where "no reasonable person" could have known that the police conduct at issue was unlawful. On face surveillance, it sets a moratorium on govt use of it through to Dec 31, 2021.
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