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SB 1262 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 PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
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 intentionally restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law, shall be jointly and severally liable for the tortious injury to persons or property caused by an illegal alien within such locality.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101859D pdf | impact statement
- 02/03/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101859D-E pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/10/17 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17101859D
- 01/10/17 Senate: Referred to Committee on Local Government
- 01/31/17 Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendments (7-Y 6-N)
- 02/02/17 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/03/17 Senate: Read second time
- 02/03/17 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 02/03/17 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 02/03/17 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1262E
- 02/03/17 Senate: Printed as engrossed 17101859D-E
- 02/06/17 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 02/08/17 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/08/17 House: Read first time
- 02/08/17 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/08/17 House: Assigned Courts sub: Civil Law
- 02/21/17 House: Left in Courts of Justice