HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3647        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2296

 

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

1/20/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/25/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

1/26/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/26/2023

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/27/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/30/2023

Paul A. Schmid III

8th Bristol

2/1/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/7/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3647        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2296

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2296) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to enforcement of certain federal law by sheriffs and employees of correctional institutions.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

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 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, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, 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 and there is a state statute explicitly authorizing such agreements.

(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, as so appearing, 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 and there is a state statute explicitly authorizing such agreements.

(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.