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H5293

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

Introduced·3/23/26
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Massachusetts H5293 regulates state and local law enforcement's involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement.

Massachusetts H5293, also known as the PROTECT Act, aims to regulate state and local law enforcement's involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement. It prohibits law enforcement agencies from executing civil immigration enforcement activities unless required by state or federal law. The act also restricts law enforcement officers from inquiring about an individual's immigration or citizenship status unless it is directly material to a specific criminal offense.

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History

Mar 25

House

Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H5305

Mar 25

House

Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

Mar 25

House

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending