repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
Summary
The bill would end the Department of Health and Human Services' refugee resettlement program and forbid any state agency, town, or nonprofit from receiving or spending state money on refugee resettlement. It would affect the roughly $4.5 million in federal funds the state currently administers for the program and the refugees or asylees served by it. The measure was killed in the 2026 legislative session.
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