Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2575 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3535 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2575
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 administering state and local agreements.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/17/2025Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex3/5/2025 1 of 3
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3535 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2575
18	18	By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2575) of
19	19	Antonio F. D. Cabral and Christine P. Barber relative to law enforcement agreements to enforce
20	20	federal law. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
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26	26	An Act relative to administering state and local agreements.
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 2022 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 3
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.
54	54	26 SECTION 3. Chapter 12 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
55	55	27is hereby amended by inserting after Section 5O the following new sections:-
56	56	28 Section 5P.
57	57	29 (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings:
58	58	30 “Agreement”, any contract, agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other
59	59	31arrangement pursuant to Section 1357(g) of Title 8 of the United States Code. 3 of 3
60	60	32 "Law enforcement agency”, an agency in the Commonwealth charged with enforcement
61	61	33of state and municipal laws, including but not limited to municipal police departments, campus
62	62	34police departments, and Massachusetts State Police.
63	63	35 (b) The Commonwealth and any law enforcement agencies, municipalities, or other
64	64	36subdivisions and their employees may only perform functions pursuant to an agreement
65	65	37described in 8 U.S.C. § 1357(g) if the costs of such performance, including employee
66	66	38compensation, are borne solely by the Federal government and there is a state statute explicitly
67	67	39authorizing such agreements.
68	68	40 (c) The Attorney General may promulgate rules and regulations for purposes of
69	69	41implementing this section, including but not limited to keeping books, records and accounts of
70	70	42all activities under this section and said book shall be a public record, as defined in clause 27 of
71	71	43section 7 of chapter 4 of the General Laws.