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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. 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
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:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 37 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
2is hereby amended by adding the following section:
3 Section 27. Agreements to Enforce Federal Law
4 (a) Sheriffs and their employees may only perform functions pursuant to an agreement
5described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee
6compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government and there is a state statute explicitly
7authorizing such agreements.
8 (b) The Sheriff shall keep books, records and accounts of all activities under this section,
9which shall be open to inspection and shall be annually reported to the house and senate
10committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and the joint committee on
11public safety and homeland security. Said book shall be a public record, as defined in clause 27
12of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws. 2 of 2
13 SECTION 2. Chapter 124 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
14adding the following section:
15 Section 11. Agreements to Enforce Federal Law.
16 (a) Any employee of the department of corrections, jail, houses of corrections, or other
17correctional institutions of the Commonwealth may only perform functions pursuant to an
18agreement described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee
19compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government and there is a state statute explicitly
20authorizing such agreements.
21 (b) The commissioner of correction shall keep books, records and accounts of all
22activities under this section, which shall be open to inspection and shall be annually reported to
23the house and senate committees on ways and means, the joint committee on the judiciary and
24the joint committee on public safety and homeland security. Said book shall be a public record,
25as defined in clause 27 of section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.
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