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Question on adoption of the amendment 75

S3072  ·  Senate roll call No. 157  ·  2026-05-07 18:10  ·  194th General Court (2025 to 2026)
5 yeas, 34 nays, 0 absent  ·  the Clerk's sheet (PDF)

Amendment 75, moved by Bruce E. Tarr  ·  Rejected

Relative to the Integrity of the State Funded Legal Defense Programs

Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting at the end the following section:- "SECTION ___. Notwithstanding any special or general law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any agency, organization, or other entity receiving public funds for the purpose of providing legal representation in matters involving federal immigration law shall develop and implement mechanisms to ensure that no such funds are provided for the benefit of an individual not lawfully present in the United States, provided that such mechanisms may include, but not be limited to, the requirement of an affidavit from any beneficiary attesting to the fact that, to the best of that individual's knowle…

yea · 5

nay · 34

An asterisk marks a vote the sheet records as entered after the roll closed. A member shown as "not linked" is a name on the sheet that did not resolve to exactly one member of the session's roster; it is left as printed rather than guessed.