HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3413        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3033

 

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.”.