SB302 Alabama 2018 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bill Hightower

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2018

Title

Immigration, crime to aid or enable violation of immigration law, state, municipalities, or counties, Class C felony, Sec. 31-13-5 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, this state is prohibited from adopting a policy or practice that limits or restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws.

This bill would make it a crime for any state, municipality, or county official, agency, or personnel to intentionally aid or enable any individual in the commission of any violation of federal or state immigration law, and would provide penalties.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Immigration Law