Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House 4 R cosponsors

H 2186 — An Act relative to sanctuary cities and towns

Last action — Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A), the question being on acceptance

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).

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Summary

By Mr. Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2186) of Marc T. Lombardo and others for legislation to prohibit cities or towns from failing to enforce federal immigration laws by designating themselves as sanctuary cities and to withhold unrestricted general government aid to cities and towns for non-compliance. Municipalities and Regional Government.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (under the last sentence of Rule 7A), the question being on acceptance

  2. Committee recommended ought NOT to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  3. Hearing scheduled for 10/19/2021 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in Virtual Hearing

  4. Senate concurred

  5. Referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 199 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (199)

199 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

immigration civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does H 2186 do?
By Mr. Lombardo of Billerica, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2186) of Marc T. Lombardo and others for legislation to prohibit cities or towns from failing to enforce federal immigration laws by designating themselves as sanctuary cities and to withhold unrestricted general government aid to cities and towns for non-compliance. Municipalities and Regional Government.
Who sponsors H 2186?
H 2186 is sponsored by F. Jay Barrows, Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. (Republican), Kelly W. Pease (Republican), Marc T. Lombardo (Republican), and David F. DeCoste (Republican).
What is the current status of H 2186?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It now moves to the second chamber.
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