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CS/SB 2040: Enforcement of Immigration Laws

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Judiciary

Enforcement of Immigration Laws; Requires one-stop career center staff to verify the employment eligibility of workers referred to employers using a federal program for electronic verification of employment eligibility. Requires notice to employers on the exception to use of electronic verification. Prohibits an agency from providing federal, state, or local public benefits to certain aliens. Requires an agency to verify the eligibility of applicants for public benefits using the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements Program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/16/2011 Senate SPB 7066 submitted as a committee bill (SB 2040) by Judiciary
    • Filed
    3/22/2011 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Budget -SJ 273
    3/23/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 273
    3/30/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/04/11, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/4/2011 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 5 NAYS 2 -SJ 408
    4/6/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice
    • Remaining references corrected to Budget -SJ 415
    • Now in Budget
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 413
    4/8/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/13/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    4/11/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/14/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    4/14/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Budget, 04/15/11, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    4/29/2011 Senate • Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 605
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/11 -SJ 614
    5/2/2011 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/03/11
    5/3/2011 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 738
    • Amendment(s) adopted (730724) -SJ 738
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 742
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    5/4/2011 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 790
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 23 NAYS 16 -SJ 790
    5/4/2011 House • In Messages
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 2040, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/3/2011 at 5:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 691 Verification of Employment Eligibility Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (GVOPS)
    S 518 Verification of Employment Eligibility Hays Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1896 Enforcement of Laws Evers Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Floor Amendments (6)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    552353 - Amendment
    Remove line 174 and insert:
    Abruzzo 5/4/2011
    8:12 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    364587 - Amendment
    Between lines 414 and 415, insert:
    Abruzzo 5/4/2011
    8:12 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    023347 - Amendment
    Between lines 414 and 415, insert:
    Soto 5/5/2011
    11:44 AM
    Web Page
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    910405 - Amendment
    Between lines 414 and 415, insert:
    Soto 5/5/2011
    11:44 AM
    Web Page
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    500695 - Amendment
    Between lines 414 and 415, insert:
    Soto 5/5/2011
    12:04 PM
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    819589 - Amendment
    Between lines 414 and 415, insert:
    Rogers 5/5/2011
    1:34 PM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/4/2011 11:23 AM Senate 23 Yeas - 16 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    445.009 One-stop delivery system. Page 4 (pdf)
    901.37 Page 6 (pdf)
    945.80 Page 7 (pdf)
    947.141 Violations of conditional release, control release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery supervision. Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 2040, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/6/2011 at 3:53 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Budget (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 691 Verification of Employment Eligibility Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (GVOPS)
    S 518 Verification of Employment Eligibility Hays Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1896 Enforcement of Laws Evers Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    825530 - Amendment
    Delete lines 156 - 194 and insert:
    Budget
    (Montford)
    4/12/2011
    2:41 PM
    Web Page
    PDF
    134104 - Amendment
    Between lines 237 and 238 insert:
    Budget
    (Flores)
    4/14/2011
    10:21 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Amendments (10)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    379172 - Amendment
    Between lines 393 and 394 insert:
    Garcia 5/2/2011
    2:51 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2011
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    874250 - Amendment
    Between lines 393 and 394 insert:
    Garcia 5/2/2011
    2:51 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    111690 - Amendment
    Between lines 393 and 394 insert:
    Garcia 5/2/2011
    2:52 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    730724 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Alexander 5/3/2011
    9:08 AM
    Senate: Adopted
    5/3/2011
    Web Page
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    hierarchy 928878 - Amendment to Amendment (730724)
    Between lines 34 and 35 insert:
    Thrasher 5/3/2011
    11:36 AM
    Senate: Failed
    5/3/2011
    Web Page
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    hierarchy 507282 - Amendment to Amendment (730724)
    Between lines 34 and 35 insert:
    Gardiner 5/3/2011
    2:36 PM
    Senate: Withdrawn
    5/3/2011
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    hierarchy 193494 - Amendment to Amendment (730724)
    Delete lines 87 - 89 and insert:
    Sachs 5/3/2011
    1:52 PM
    Senate: Failed
    5/3/2011
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    hierarchy 842894 - Amendment to Amendment (730724)
    Between lines 192 and 193 insert:
    Thrasher 5/3/2011
    12:50 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    5/3/2011
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    hierarchy 626452 - Amendment to Amendment (730724)
    Delete line 276 and insert:
    Thrasher 5/3/2011
    12:50 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    5/3/2011
    Web Page
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    hierarchy 513234 - Amendment to Amendment (730724)
    Delete line 305 and insert:
    Thrasher 5/3/2011
    12:50 PM
    Senate: Adopted
    5/3/2011
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    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    5/3/2011 3:16 PM Senate - Amendment 928878 16 Yeas - 23 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.30 Page 4 (pdf)
    448.31 Page 6 (pdf)
    945.80 Page 12 (pdf)

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  • SB 2040, Original Filed Version Posted 3/16/2011 at 11:16 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2011 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 691 Verification of Employment Eligibility Harrell Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Government Operations Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (GVOPS)
    S 518 Verification of Employment Eligibility Hays Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)
    S 1896 Enforcement of Laws Evers Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Judiciary
    Location: In committee/council (JU)

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    146138 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Thrasher)
    4/4/2011
    9:06 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 188262 - Amendment to Amendment (146138)
    Delete line 24 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Richter)
    4/4/2011
    3:35 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 518920 - Amendment to Amendment (146138)
    Delete lines 144 - 230 and insert:
    Judiciary
    (Joyner)
    4/4/2011
    2:24 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/5/2011
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2011 3:15 PM Judiciary 5 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    448.30 Page 3 (pdf)
    448.31 Page 4 (pdf)
    945.80 Page 9 (pdf)

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