MA S1398

Bill

Relative to the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety for all Massachusetts residents

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to communications and interactions of law enforcement agencies with federal immigration enforcement agencies. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill, known as the "C.O.P.P.S Act," aims to establish standards for the communication and interaction between law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts and federal immigration enforcement agencies. The key provisions include: 1. Prohibiting the use of state or local resources solely for immigration enforcement, except for certain exceptions like housing detainees under an Inter-Governmental Service Agreement. 2. Restricting law enforcement agencies from inquiring about a person's immigration status unless required by law or as part of a criminal investigation. 3. Preventing law enforcement agencies from arresting or detaining individuals solely for immigration enforcement purposes or based on civil immigration detainer requests or administrative warrants, with some exceptions for individuals convicted of serious violent crimes, sexual offenses, gang-related crimes, and other specific offenses. 4. Requiring law enforcement agencies to obtain consent before allowing immigration agents to interview individuals in their custody and to provide certain documentation to those individuals. 5. Mandating data collection and reporting on civil immigration detainer requests and administrative warrants received by law enforcement agencies. The bill aims to balance the Commonwealth's obligation to preserve public safety while also protecting the rights of all Massachusetts residents, including those with limited English proficiency.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Diana Dizoglio (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2565 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1398

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1398
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1398.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2060	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
S1358	Relative to military grade controlled property	Accompanied a study order, see S2565	Similar To
S1386	Improving juvenile justice data collection	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1394	Relative to the safe transfer of individuals in emergency situations	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S1560	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2173	Similar To
S1586	Protecting volunteer law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S2074	Establishing special license plates in support of Massachusetts law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2560	Similar To
S2565	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to public safety matters	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S907	Relative to mandatory sentences for those committing an assault on a law enforcement officer	Accompanied a study order, see S2496	Similar To

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