MA H5158 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Note: Legislation replaced by H5293
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Accompanied a new draft, see H5293
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2026 - 25% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Accompanied a new draft, see H5293
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
For legislation to further regulate state and local participation in federal civil immigration enforcement. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Title
Promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | House | Accompanied a new draft, see H5293 |
| 2026-03-18 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:45 PM in A-2 Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 2026-03-06 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 03/18/2026 from 09:00 AM-12:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2026-02-02 | House | Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| 2026-01-29 | House | Referred to the committee on House Rules |
Same As/Similar To
H5293 (Replaced by) 2026-03-25 - New draft substituted, see H5305
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5158 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5158.pdf |
