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SB 302

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  • 1 Bill Summary
  • 2 Bill Actions
  • 3 Bill Calendar
  • 4 Bill Text
  • 5 Bill Documents

Bill Summary

Sponsors
  • Bill Hightower
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

Relating to immigration; to amend Section 31-13-5, Code of Alabama 1975, to provide that no official, agency, or personnel of this state, any county, or any municipality may intentionally aid or enable any individual in the commission of any violation of federal or state immigration law, to provide penalties; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of 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.

Subjects
Immigration Law

Bill Actions

Action Date Chamber Action
March 8, 2018 S Pending third reading on day 19 Favorable from Judiciary
March 8, 2018 S Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
February 13, 2018 S Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary

Bill Calendar

Type Date Location Description
Hearing March 7, 2018 Committee Room 325 at 13:00 Senate JUDY Hearing
Hearing May 16, 2017 Room 200 at 09:00 House JUDY Hearing

Bill Text

Download SB 302 PDF

Bill Documents

Type Link
Bill Text SB 302 - Introduced
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