SR108 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Senate, Special Order Calendar

Summary

SR108 designates HB658 as the Senate's top priority for the thirtieth day of the 2012 session, signaling that its immigration-related changes should be considered that day.

What This Bill Does

This resolution does not change law by itself; it sets HB658 as the paramount bill to be considered on a specific day. If HB658 becomes law, it would clarify and implement changes to Alabama's immigration provisions, including barring unlawfully present aliens from attending postsecondary schools, revising enforcement procedures and lawsuits related to enforcement, updating documentation requirements for proving lawful presence, allowing military identification, modifying voter registration rules, requiring lawful presence verification for certain licenses, and establishing penalties for employing unauthorized aliens and for certain employment-law lawsuits. It would amend several sections of the Alabama Code and Act 2011-535.

Who It Affects

• Unlawfully present non-citizens who could be barred from attending public postsecondary institutions under the cited provisions
• Postsecondary institutions and administrators who must enforce attendance rules and verify student eligibility
• Employers and workplace compliance programs affected by penalties for employing unauthorized aliens
• Individuals applying for or renewing certain licenses that may require lawful presence verification
• Voters and election officials impacted by changes to voter registration provisions
• Military personnel or affiliates for whom military identification may be used as valid ID
• State agencies and courts involved in enforcement, lawsuits, and implementation of the changes

Key Provisions

• HB658 would clarify the rule barring unlawfully present aliens from attending postsecondary schools
• Revisions to enforcement procedures and liability for failure to enforce immigration laws, plus changes to related lawsuits
• New or revised documentation requirements to prove lawful presence
• Authorization of military identification as valid identification
• Modifications to voter registration provisions
• Verification of lawful presence for certain license issuances and renewals
• New penalties for employing unauthorized aliens and for lawsuits related to employment practices
• Amendments to multiple Alabama Code sections (31-13-3, 31-13-5, 31-13-6, 31-13-8, 31-13-9, 31-13-13, 31-13-19, 31-13-20, 31-13-23, 31-13-26, 31-13-28, 31-13-29, 32-6-9, 32-6-10.1) and Act 2011-535

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative