Gov. Baker Expected to Sign Revised Mass. Police Reform Bill After Legislature's OK Notable components of the bill include a ban against the use of chokeholds and a call for a task force on body cameras By Michael P. Norton • Updated on December 23, 2020 at 2:34 pm Getty Images The Massachusetts policing reform bill that grabbed Beacon Hill's attention midway through 2020 is back on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk, awaiting his expected signature. The House voted 107-51 and the Senate took a voice vote to re-enact the bill, which has drawn strong opposition from police but maintained the momentum that grew over the summer out of outrage over police violence toward Blacks Americans. Baker had returned the bill to the Legislature, which incorporated some of the changes the governor sought via amendment.