H 5316 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust and equal constitutional treatment

This Massachusetts bill restricts civil immigration enforcement activities in nonpublic areas of state facilities unless required by law or necessary for federally funded programs. It requires the governor to create multilingual guidelines for state agencies, private organizations, law enforcement, and schools on how to handle immigration-related interactions, including verifying officer credentials and warrants. The legislation also mandates that correctional facilities provide detained individuals with written notices about their legal rights in their primary language. These provisions apply to a wide range of entities including police departments, universities, hospitals, and private organizations that employ ten or more people or receive state funding.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2026 Last action Jul 29, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee of conference appointed (Friedman-Payano-Fattman), in concurrence
upper
May 18, 2026
Introduced
Senate insisted on its amendment
upper
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee of conference appointed - (Cahill-Vargas-Vaughn)
lower
May 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #158 (Yeas 37 to Nays 3)
upper
May 7, 2026
Introduced
Reprinted, as amended, see S3086
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3072
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3072
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed to be engrossed - 134 YEAS to 21 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 150 )
lower
Mar 25, 2026
Introduced
H5305, published as amended
lower
0 primary · 95 co-sponsors

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