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SB 705 Sanctuary cities; liability for certain injuries and damages caused by an illegal alien.
Introduced by: Richard H. Black | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Liability of sanctuary cities for certain injuries and damages. Provides that a sanctuary city, defined in the bill as any locality that adopts any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law, shall be responsible for the full amount of any personal injury or property damage caused by an illegal alien within such locality.
FULL TEXT
- 01/21/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16103669D pdf | impact statement
- 02/09/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16105360D-S1 (Black) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/21/16 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 16103669D
- 01/21/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 02/02/16 Senate: Reported from Local Government (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/05/16 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/08/16 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/09/16 Senate: Engrossment reconsidered by Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Floor substitute printed 16105360D-S1 (Black)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 02/09/16 Senate: Substitute by Senator Black agreed to 16105360D-S1
- 02/09/16 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - floor substitute SB705S1
- 02/09/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/16 Senate: Passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/11/16 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/16 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 03/08/16 House: Left in Courts of Justice