HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3495 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1368
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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 | 1/11/2019 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/23/2019 |
Christine P. Barber | 34th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
Kenneth I. Gordon | 21st Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
Mike Connolly | 26th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Carmine Lawrence Gentile | 13th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Brian M. Ashe | 2nd Hampden | 2/1/2019 |
Ruth B. Balser | 12th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
William N. Brownsberger | Second Suffolk and Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Joanne M. Comerford | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Julian Cyr | Cape and Islands | 2/1/2019 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/30/2019 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 1/29/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 2/1/2019 |
Nika C. Elugardo | 15th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Tricia Farley-Bouvier | 3rd Berkshire | 1/23/2019 |
Dylan A. Fernandes | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket | 1/24/2019 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Tami L. Gouveia | 14th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
James K. Hawkins | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2019 |
Stephan Hay | 3rd Worcester | 1/31/2019 |
Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex | 1/31/2019 |
Natalie M. Higgins | 4th Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 1/28/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf | 17th Worcester | 1/23/2019 |
Eric P. Lesser | First Hampden and Hampshire | 2/1/2019 |
Jack Patrick Lewis | 7th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Jay D. Livingstone | 8th Suffolk | 1/29/2019 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 1/28/2019 |
Elizabeth A. Malia | 11th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Maria Duaime Robinson | 6th Middlesex | 1/25/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Paul A. Schmid, III | 8th Bristol | 1/22/2019 |
Thomas M. Stanley | 9th Middlesex | 1/28/2019 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/24/2019 |
Aaron Vega | 5th Hampden | 1/24/2019 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 1/29/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3495 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1368
By Mr. Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1368) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to enforcement of certain federal law by sheriffs and correctional institutions. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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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.”.