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TX SB4
TX SB4Relating to the enforcement by campus police departments and certain local governmental entities of state and federal laws governing immigration and to related duties and liability of certain persons in the criminal justice system; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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Introduced
11/15/2016
11/15/2016
In Committee
04/12/2017
04/12/2017
Crossed Over
02/08/2017
02/08/2017
Passed
05/03/2017
05/03/2017
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/07/2017
05/07/2017
Introduced Session
85th Legislature Regular Session
Bill Summary
Relating to the enforcement by campus police departments and certain local governmental entities of state and federal laws governing immigration and to related duties and liability of certain persons in the criminal justice system; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
AI Summary
This bill relates to the enforcement of state and federal immigration laws by local entities and campus police departments in Texas. The key provisions include:
- Defining key terms like "campus police department," "immigration laws," and "local entity."
- Prohibiting local entities and campus police departments from adopting policies that limit immigration law enforcement, and requiring them to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
- Creating a complaint process and allowing the state Attorney General to seek equitable relief or impose civil penalties against local entities that violate these provisions.
- Establishing a grant program to provide funding to local entities for enforcing immigration laws or complying with immigration detainer requests.
- Requiring law enforcement agencies to comply with immigration detainer requests from federal authorities, unless the person has proof of U.S. citizenship or lawful immigration status.
- Allowing judges to order the transfer of certain defendants subject to immigration detainers to federal custody at the end of their criminal sentences.
- Requiring the state Attorney General to defend local entities in lawsuits related to their compliance with immigration detainer requests.
- Creating a criminal offense for a sheriff, police chief, or jail administrator who knowingly fails to comply with an immigration detainer request.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (113)
Charlie Geren (R)*,
Charles Perry (R)*,
Paul Workman (R)*,
Doc Anderson (R),
Rodney Anderson (R),
Trent Ashby (R),
Ernest Bailes (R),
Cecil Bell (R),
Paul Bettencourt (R),
Kyle Biedermann (R),
Brian Birdwell (R),
Dwayne Bohac (R),
Dennis Bonnen (R),
Greg Bonnen (R),
Dawn Buckingham (R),
Cindy Burkett (R),
DeWayne Burns (R),
Dustin Burrows (R),
Konni Burton (R),
Angie Button (R),
Briscoe Cain (R),
Donna Campbell (R),
Giovanni Capriglione (R),
Travis Clardy (R),
Scott Cosper (R),
Tom Craddick (R),
Brandon Creighton (R),
John Cyrier (R),
Anthony Dale (R),
Drew Darby (R),
Sarah Davis (R),
Jay Dean (R),
Gary Elkins (R),
Craig Estes (R),
Wayne Faircloth (R),
Pat Fallon (R),
Dan Flynn (R),
James Frank (R),
John Frullo (R),
Craig Goldman (R),
Larry Gonzales (R),
Lance Gooden (R),
Bob Hall (R),
Kelly Hancock (R),
Cole Hefner (R),
Justin Holland (R),
Dan Huberty (R),
Don Huffines (R),
Joan Huffman (R),
Bryan Hughes (R),
Todd Hunter (R),
Jason Isaac (R),
Kyle Kacal (R),
Mark Keough (R),
Ken King (R),
Phil King (R),
Stephanie Klick (R),
Lois Kolkhorst (R),
Linda Koop (R),
Matt Krause (R),
John Kuempel (R),
Stan Lambert (R),
Brooks Landgraf (R),
Mike Lang (R),
Lyle Larson (R),
Jodie Laubenberg (R),
Jeff Leach (R),
J.M. Lozano (R),
Will Metcalf (R),
Morgan Meyer (R),
Rick Miller (R),
Geanie Morrison (R),
Jim Murphy (R),
Andy Murr (R),
Jane Nelson (R),
Robert Nichols (R),
Tom Oliverson (R),
Chris Paddie (R),
Tan Parker (R),
Dennis Paul (R),
Dade Phelan (R),
Larry Phillips (R),
Four Price (R),
John Raney (R),
Matt Rinaldi (R),
Kevin Roberts (R),
Scott Sanford (R),
Matt Schaefer (R),
Mike Schofield (R),
Leighton Schubert (R),
Charles Schwertner (R),
Kel Seliger (R),
Matt Shaheen (R),
J.D. Sheffield (R),
Hugh Shine (R),
Ron Simmons (R),
John Smithee (R),
Drew Springer (R),
Phil Stephenson (R),
Jonathan Stickland (R),
Lynn Stucky (R),
Valoree Swanson (R),
Larry Taylor (R),
Van Taylor (R),
Ed Thompson (R),
Tony Tinderholt (R),
Gary VanDeaver (R),
Jason Villalba (R),
James White (R),
Terry Wilson (R),
John Wray (R),
Bill Zedler (R),
John Zerwas (R),
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/17 (on 05/07/2017)
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