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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill HD.5608 194th (Current)

An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")

By Representatives Vargas of Haverhill and Garcia of Chelsea, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Andres X. Vargas, Judith A. Garcia and others for legislation to further regulate state and local participation in federal civil immigration enforcement. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Bill Information

Presenters:
Andres X. Vargas , Judith A. Garcia

Petitioners

Name District/Address
Andres X. Vargas 3rd Essex
Judith A. Garcia 11th Suffolk
Frank A. Moran 17th Essex
Carlos González 10th Hampden
Marcus S. Vaughn 9th Norfolk
Priscila S. Sousa 6th Middlesex
Manny Cruz 7th Essex
Rita A. Mendes 11th Plymouth
Samantha Montaño 15th Suffolk
Brandy Fluker-Reid 12th Suffolk
Kip A. Diggs 2nd Barnstable
Leigh Davis 3rd Berkshire
Shirley B. Arriaga 8th Hampden
Homar Gómez 2nd Hampshire
Russell E. Holmes 6th Suffolk
Orlando Ramos 9th Hampden
Estela A. Reyes 4th Essex
Francisco E. Paulino 16th Essex
Danillo A. Sena 37th Middlesex
Chynah Tyler 7th Suffolk
Christopher J. Worrell 5th Suffolk
Bud L. Williams 11th Hampden
Liz Miranda Second Suffolk
Adam Gómez Hampden
Lydia Edwards Third Suffolk
Mindy Domb 3rd Hampshire
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf 17th Worcester
Lindsay N. Sabadosa 1st Hampshire
Tara T. Hong 18th Middlesex
Christopher Hendricks 11th Bristol
Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk
Hannah Bowen 6th Essex
Pavel M. Payano First Essex
Tommy Vitolo 15th Norfolk
Sally P. Kerans 13th Essex
Tricia Farley-Bouvier 2nd Berkshire
Vanna Howard 17th Middlesex
Jack Patrick Lewis 7th Middlesex
Steven Owens 29th Middlesex
Mary S. Keefe 15th Worcester
David Paul Linsky 5th Middlesex
Michelle M. DuBois 10th Plymouth
Amy Mah Sangiolo 11th Middlesex
Thomas M. Stanley 9th Middlesex
Marjorie C. Decker 25th Middlesex
Christine P. Barber 34th Middlesex
Natalie M. Higgins 4th Worcester
Patricia A. Duffy 5th Hampden
Thomas W. Moakley Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket
Jennifer Balinsky Armini 8th Essex
Dawne Shand 1st Essex
William F. MacGregor 10th Suffolk
Sean Reid 11th Essex
Rodney M. Elliott 16th Middlesex
Ryan M. Hamilton 15th Essex
Tram T. Nguyen 18th Essex
Steven Ultrino 33rd Middlesex
Mike Connolly 26th Middlesex
Aaron L. Saunders 7th Hampden
Simon Cataldo 14th Middlesex
James C. Arena-DeRosa 8th Middlesex
Michelle L. Badger 1st Plymouth
John Barrett, III 1st Berkshire
Michelle L. Ciccolo 15th Middlesex
Nick Collins First Suffolk
William J. Driscoll, Jr. Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol
Lisa Field 3rd Bristol
Barry R. Finegold Second Essex and Middlesex
Sean Garballey 23rd Middlesex
Carmine Lawrence Gentile 13th Middlesex
Jessica Ann Giannino 16th Suffolk
Kenneth I. Gordon 21st Middlesex
James K. Hawkins 2nd Bristol
Kevin G. Honan 17th Suffolk
Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex
Kristin E. Kassner 2nd Essex
Robyn K. Kennedy First Worcester
Michael P. Kushmerek 3rd Worcester
John J. Lawn, Jr. 10th Middlesex
Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex
Jay D. Livingstone 8th Suffolk
Adrian C. Madaro 1st Suffolk
Rebecca L. Rausch Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex
David M. Rogers 24th Middlesex
Adam J. Scanlon 14th Bristol
Greg Schwartz 12th Middlesex

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