HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2684        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 135

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral and Judith A. Garcia

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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 establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/19/2023

Judith A. Garcia

11th Suffolk

1/19/2023

Joanne M. Comerford

Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester

1/25/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

1/25/2023

James C. Arena-DeRosa

8th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk

1/25/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Norfolk

1/26/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/26/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/26/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/27/2023

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/27/2023

Christopher J. Worrell

5th Suffolk

1/27/2023

Paul A. Schmid III

8th Bristol

2/1/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/1/2023

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

2/1/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

2/2/2023

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/2/2023

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/6/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/6/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/7/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/9/2023

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/10/2023

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

2/12/2023

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

2/13/2023

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

2/13/2023

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

2/13/2023

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

2/14/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/16/2023

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/21/2023

Rob Consalvo

14th Suffolk

2/23/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

2/23/2023

Dylan A. Fernandes

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

2/24/2023

Susannah M. Whipps

2nd Franklin

2/27/2023

Carlos González

10th Hampden

3/1/2023

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

3/1/2023

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

3/2/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

3/4/2023

Kevin G. Honan

17th Suffolk

3/14/2023

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

3/15/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

3/15/2023

Peter Capano

11th Essex

4/6/2023

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

2nd Berkshire

4/6/2023

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

4/7/2023

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

4/11/2023

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

6/21/2023

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

7/12/2023

Paul J. Donato

35th Middlesex

7/12/2023

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

7/13/2023

Lydia Edwards

Third Suffolk

7/13/2023

Russell E. Holmes

6th Suffolk

7/13/2023

Andres X. Vargas

3rd Essex

9/22/2023

Orlando Ramos

9th Hampden

11/9/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

1/9/2024

Priscila S. Sousa

6th Middlesex

2/6/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2684        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 135

By Representatives Cabral of New Bedford and Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 135) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Judith A. Garcia and others for legislation to establish basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act establishing basic needs assistance for Massachusetts immigrant residents.

 

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 18 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 39 the following new section: 

Section 40. The department of transitional assistance shall, subject to appropriation, provide the following basic needs benefits to persons residing in the Commonwealth who are lawfully admitted for permanent residence or are otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law: a) cash assistance and related benefits to children, pregnant women and caretaker adults who meet the eligibility requirements of Chapter 118 of the General Laws except for the program requirements related to immigration status or citizenship and b) nutritional assistance benefits to persons who meet the eligibility requirements of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program except for the program requirements related to immigration status or citizenship.  The basic needs benefits authorized under this section shall be provided at the same level and subject to the same requirements as benefits provided under Chapter 118 or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, with the exception of the immigration status or citizenship requirements of those programs.