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2007 SESSION

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HB 1970 Illegal aliens; it is unlawful to be in Virginia if in United States illegally.

Introduced by: David B. Albo | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Federal illegal alien status unlawful in Virginia; penalty. Provides that any alien who is present in the United States illegally and is removable, as verified by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, but the offense is not a primary offense.

FULL TEXT

• 01/05/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077011204  pdf | impact statement
• 02/03/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077038204-H1  pdf
• 02/05/07  House: Floor substitute printed 077042204-H2 (Albo)  pdf | impact statement

AMENDMENTS

• House amendments rejected

HISTORY

• 01/05/07  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/07 077011204
• 01/05/07  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/11/07  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal Law
• 02/02/07  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 6-N)
• 02/03/07  House: Committee substitute printed 077038204-H1
• 02/03/07  House: Read first time
• 02/05/07  House: Read second time
• 02/05/07  House: Committee substitute rejected 077038204-H1
• 02/05/07  House: Floor substitute printed 077042204-H2 (Albo)
• 02/05/07  House: Substitute by Delegate Albo agreed to 077042204-H2
• 02/05/07  House: Amendment by Delegate Joannou withdrawn
• 02/05/07  House: Pending question ordered
• 02/05/07  House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1970H2
• 02/06/07  House: Read third time and passed House (70-Y 28-N)
• 02/06/07  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (70-Y 28-N)
• 02/06/07  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/07/07  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/07/07  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/19/07  Senate: Left in Courts of Justice