Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2296 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3647 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2296
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Antonio F. D. Cabral
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to enforcing federal law.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/20/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex1/25/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/26/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/26/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/27/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex1/30/2023Paul A. Schmid, III8th Bristol2/1/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3647 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2296
18	18	By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2296) of
19	19	Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to enforcement of certain federal law by sheriffs and
20	20	employees of correctional institutions. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
24	24	(2023-2024)
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26	26	An Act relative to enforcing federal law.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Chapter 37 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
30	30	2is hereby amended by adding the following section:
31	31	3 Section 27. Agreements to Enforce Federal Law
32	32	4 (a) Sheriffs and their employees may only perform functions pursuant to an agreement
33	33	5described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee
34	34	6compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government and there is a state statute explicitly
35	35	7authorizing such agreements.
36	36	8 (b) The Sheriff shall keep books, records and accounts of all activities under this section,
37	37	9which shall be open to inspection and shall be annually reported to the house and senate
38	38	10committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on
39	39	11public safety and homeland security. Said book shall be a public record, as defined in clause 27
40	40	12of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws. 2 of 2
41	41	13 SECTION 2. Chapter 124 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
42	42	14adding the following section:
43	43	15 Section 11. Agreements to Enforce Federal Law.
44	44	16 (a) Any employee of the department of corrections, jail, houses of corrections, or other
45	45	17correctional institutions of the Commonwealth may only perform functions pursuant to an
46	46	18agreement described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee
47	47	19compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government and there is a state statute explicitly
48	48	20authorizing such agreements.
49	49	21 (b) The commissioner of correction shall keep books, records and accounts of all
50	50	22activities under this section, which shall be open to inspection and shall be annually reported to
51	51	23the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and
52	52	24the joint committee on public safety and homeland security. Said book shall be a public record,
53	53	25as defined in clause 27 of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.
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