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CS/CS/HB 675: Federal Immigration Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Metz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Baxley ; Broxson ; Combee ; Costello ; Drake ; Eagle ; Eisnaugle ; Fitzenhagen ; Gaetz ; Gonzalez ; Mayfield ; McBurney ; Passidomo ; Pigman ; Pilon ; Renner ; Rodrigues, R. ; Santiago ; Steube ; Stevenson ; Stone ; Tobia

Federal Immigration Enforcement; Designates act "Rule of Law Adherence Act"; requiring state entities, local governmental entities, and law enforcement agencies to comply with and support the enforcement of federal immigration law; prohibiting restrictions by such entities and agencies on taking certain actions with respect to information regarding a person's immigration status; authorizing a law enforcement agency to transport an unauthorized alien under certain circumstances; requiring recordkeeping relating to crime victim and witness cooperation in certain investigations; authorizing local governmental entities and law enforcement agencies to petition the Federal Government for reimbursement of certain costs; requiring the Attorney General to prescribe the format for submitting complaints, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/11/2016 Senate - Died in Judiciary
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (ACJ)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/16/2015 House • Filed
11/23/2015 House • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 60
1/11/2016 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Civil Justice Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 60
1/13/2016 House • CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 4 -HJ 217
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
1/14/2016 House • Original reference(s) removed: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Judiciary Committee -HJ 216
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 216
• CS by Civil Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 215
1/19/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 01/21/16, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
1/21/2016 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 11 NAYS 4 -HJ 251
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 249
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 247
1/22/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/26/16
1/26/2016 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading -HJ 279
1/29/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/02/16
2/2/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 338
• Amendment(s) adopted (090451, 579539) -HJ 339
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/3/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 369
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 80 NAYS 38 -HJ 369
2/10/2016 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Appropriations -SJ 350
• Received -SJ 350
3/11/2016 Senate • Died in Judiciary