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SB 170: Federal Immigration Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Bean

Federal Immigration Enforcement; Citing this act as the “Rule of Law Adherence Act”; creating provisions relating to federal immigration enforcement; prohibiting sanctuary policies; requiring state entities, local governmental entities, and law enforcement agencies to comply with and support the enforcement of federal immigration law; authorizing local governmental entities and law enforcement agencies to petition the Federal Government for reimbursement of certain costs; providing whistle-blower protections for persons who report violations; requiring repeal of existing sanctuary policies within a specified period, etc.

Effective Date: Sections 908.302 and 908.303, Florida Statutes, as created by this act, shall take effect October 1, 2019, and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019
 Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 168 (Ch. 2019-102)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Infrastructure and Security (IS)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/19/2018 Senate • Filed
    1/10/2019 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Infrastructure and Security; Rules -SJ 45
    3/5/2019 Senate • Introduced -SJ 45
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 168 (Ch. 2019-102)

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  • SB 170, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/19/2018 at 8:42 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 527 (e1) Federal Immigration Enforcement Byrd, Grall Similar Last Action: 5/3/2019 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 168 (Ch. 2019-102) Track This Bill
    S 168 (er) Federal Immigration Enforcement Gruters Compare Last Action: 6/17/2019 Chapter No. 2019-102 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    908.101 Page 3 (pdf)
    908.102 Page 3 (pdf)
    908.201 Page 6 (pdf)
    908.202 Page 6 (pdf)
    908.203 Page 9 (pdf)
    908.204 Page 10 (pdf)
    908.205 Page 11 (pdf)
    908.206 Page 11 (pdf)
    908.207 Page 12 (pdf)
    908.301 Page 12 (pdf)
    908.302 Page 12 (pdf)
    908.303 Page 14 (pdf)
    908.304 Page 17 (pdf)
    908.401 Page 18 (pdf)
    908.402 Page 18 (pdf)

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