HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3413 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3033
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to enforcing federal law.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Antonio F. D. Cabral | 13th Bristol | 1/20/2017 |
Michael J. Barrett | Third Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Robert M. Koczera | 11th Bristol | 3/14/2018 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
José F. Tosado | 9th Hampden | 3/14/2018 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 3/14/2018 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 3/14/2018 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 3/14/2018 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 3/14/2018 |
Louis L. Kafka | 8th Norfolk | 3/14/2018 |
Josh S. Cutler | 6th Plymouth | 3/14/2018 |
Alan Silvia | 7th Bristol | 3/14/2018 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 3/14/2018 |
Evandro C. Carvalho | 5th Suffolk | 3/14/2018 |
Rady Mom | 18th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Jeffrey Sánchez | 15th Suffolk | 3/14/2018 |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | 3/14/2018 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 3/14/2018 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 3/14/2018 |
Jack Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 3/14/2018 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 3/14/2018 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3413 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 3033
By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3033) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to enforcement of federal law by sheriffs and certain correctional institutions. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to enforcing federal law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1.Chapter 37 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
“Section 27. Agreements to Enforce Federal Law.
(a) Sheriffs and their employees may only perform functions pursuant to an agreement described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government.
(b) The Sheriff shall keep books, records and accounts of all activities under this section, which shall be open to inspection and shall be annually reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security. Said book shall be a public record, as defined in clause 27 of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.”.
SECTION 2.Chapter 124 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
“Section 11. Agreements to Enforce Federal Law.
(a) Any employee of the department of corrections, jail, houses of corrections, or other correctional institutions of the Commonwealth may only perform functions pursuant to an agreement described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government.
(b) The commissioner of correction shall keep books, records and accounts of all activities under this section, which shall be open to inspection and shall be annually reported to the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on public safety and homeland security. Said book shall be a public record, as defined in clause 27 of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.”.