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HB 1257 Sanctuary policies; enforcement of federal immigration laws.
Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Sanctuary policies prohibited. Provides that no locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.
FULL TEXT
- 01/10/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102897D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18102897D-E pdf
- 03/09/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER) pdf
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HISTORY
- 01/10/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102897D
- 01/10/18 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/30/18 House: Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/07/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/09/18 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (9-Y 8-N)
- 02/10/18 House: Read first time
- 02/12/18 House: Read second time
- 02/12/18 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended (50-Y 49-N) HB1257E
- 02/12/18 House: VOTE: ENGROSSMENT (50-Y 49-N)
- 02/12/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18102897D-E
- 02/13/18 House: Read third time and defeated by House (50-Y 50-N)
- 02/13/18 House: VOTE: DEFEATED (50-Y 50-N)
- 02/13/18 House: Reconsideration of defeated action agreed to by House (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/18 House: VOTE: RECONSIDER (52-Y 48-N)
- 02/13/18 House: Passed House (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/13/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE #2 (51-Y 49-N)
- 02/14/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/18 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/18 Senate: Rereferred from Courts of Justice (13-Y 0-N)
- 02/19/18 Senate: Rereferred to Local Government
- 02/27/18 Senate: Reported from Local Government with amendment (7-Y 6-N)
- 03/01/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/02/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/06/18 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/18 Senate: Reading of amendment waived
- 03/06/18 Senate: Committee amendment agreed to
- 03/06/18 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/06/18 Senate: Passed Senate with amendment (21-Y 18-N)
- 03/07/18 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/07/18 House: Senate amendment agreed to by House (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/07/18 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/09/18 House: Enrolled
- 03/09/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1257ER)
- 03/09/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/20/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 20, 2018
- 03/20/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/09/18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/18/18 House: House sustained Governor's veto (51-Y 48-N)
- 04/18/18 House: 66 affirmative votes to override Governor's veto
- 04/18/18 House: VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (51-Y 48-N)