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HOUSE BILL NO. 623
Offered January 9, 2008
Prefiled January 8, 2008
A BILL to establish the responsibility of the Governor or other eligible authority to enter into an agreement concerning the enforcement of immigration laws.
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Patrons-- Miller, J.H., Abbitt, Athey, Byron, Carrico, Cole, Cosgrove, Crockett-Stark, Frederick, Gear, Gilbert, Hamilton, Hogan, Hugo, Janis, Jones, S.C., Kilgore, Landes, Lingamfelter, Lohr, Marshall, D.W., Marshall, R.G., Massie, Merricks, Morgan, Nixon, Nutter, Oder, Pogge, Poindexter, Putney, Rust, Saxman, Sherwood, Tata, Ware, R.L. and Wright
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Referred to Committee on Rules
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1.  § 1. It shall be the responsibility of the Governor, or other eligible authority, to enter into memorandum of agreement with the United States Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to permit designated state and local law-enforcement officers to perform certain federal immigration law functions in the Commonwealth of Virginia.