Massachusetts Senate agrees to Bakerâs demands for key changes in policing bill The governor had vowed not to sign the original version By Matt Stout Globe Staff,Updated December 21, 2020, 8:30 p.m. Email to a Friend The Rev. Dr. Andre Bennett of Zion Baptist Church of Lynn spoke in front of a group of police accountability activists who sang carols in front of the home of House Speaker Robert DeLeo on Saturday. Eastern Massachusetts faith groups also held vigils at the homes of Senate President Karen Spilka and Governor Charlie Baker urging them not to remove communities' leverage to hold police accountable and standards around use of force and training from the recently passed police reform bill.Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe