Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 51 – Report No. 13
March 23 – 27, 2026
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call reports on local representatives’ votes on roll calls from the week of March 23-27. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.
During the week of March 23-27, the House met for a total of six hours and 29 minutes and the Senate met for a total of one hour and three minutes.
THE “PROTECT ACT” (H 5305)- House 134-21, approved and sent to the Senate the PROTECT Act that supporters said would establish statewide standards governing interactions between state and local systems and federal immigration enforcement. They said the measure would strengthen due process protections, limit civil immigration enforcement in courthouses, expand protections for victims of crime and increase transparency, accountability and clarity for correctional facilities and law enforcement.
(A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – Yes
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
ICE IN SCHOOLS (H 5305)- House 135-18, approved an amendment that would require the governor to publish, prominently on the state’s website, multilingual guidelines for all school districts, on how to handle interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other law enforcement officers regarding civil immigration enforcement.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment. A “No” vote is against it.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – Yes
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
PENDING RELEASE OF A PRISONER (H 5305)- House 154-0, approved an amendment to a section of the bill that prohibits providing
advance notice of the pending release of a prisoner who is the subject of an (ICE) warrant. The amendment would allow for ICE to be notified of a prisoner’s pending release if they have been convicted of certain serious crimes.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment.)
Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian – Yes
Rep. Donald Wong – Yes
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