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2024 SESSION
HB 972 Defendant; prohibiting inquiry into immigration status, notification of consequences.
Introduced by: Alfonso H. Lopez | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Prohibiting inquiry into the immigration status of defendant; notification of consequences. Requires that at the initial court hearing for any misdemeanor or felony, the court shall advise the defendant of the following: The outcome of criminal proceedings may have federal immigration and naturalization consequences. The bill also provides that no court or party shall inquire as to the immigration status of the defendant during any proceeding unless otherwise admissible.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104916D pdf
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106581D-H1 pdf
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB972ER) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes adopted
- Senate amendments
- Senate amendments engrossed
- Conference amendments
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/09/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104916D
- 01/09/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/24 House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
- 01/29/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (12-Y 9-N)
- 02/02/24 House: Committee substitute printed 24106581D-H1
- 02/06/24 House: Read first time
- 02/07/24 House: Read second time
- 02/07/24 House: Committee substitute agreed to 24106581D-H1
- 02/07/24 House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB972H1
- 02/08/24 House: Read third time and passed House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/08/24 House: VOTE: Passage (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/09/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/09/24 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/28/24 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendments (9-Y 2-N 4-A)
- 03/01/24 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/24 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 03/05/24 Senate: Read third time
- 03/05/24 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 03/05/24 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 03/05/24 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended
- 03/05/24 Senate: Passed Senate with amendments (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/06/24 House: Senate amendments rejected by House (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/06/24 House: VOTE: REJECTED (0-Y 99-N)
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senate insisted on amendments (40-Y 0-N)
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senate requested conference committee
- 03/07/24 House: House acceded to request
- 03/07/24 House: Conferees appointed by House
- 03/07/24 House: Delegates: Lopez, Hernandez, Ballard
- 03/07/24 Senate: Conferees appointed by Senate
- 03/07/24 Senate: Senators: Perry, Surovell, McDougle
- 03/09/24 Conference: Amended by conference committee
- 03/09/24 House: Conference report agreed to by House (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/09/24 House: VOTE: Adoption (51-Y 47-N)
- 03/09/24 Senate: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/25/24 House: Enrolled
- 03/25/24 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB972ER)
- 03/25/24 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/24 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/27/24 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
- 03/27/24 Governor: Vetoed by Governor
- 04/17/24 House: House sustained Governor's veto