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CS/CS/HB 527: Federal Immigration Enforcement

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Civil Justice Subcommittee ; Byrd ; Grall ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Beltran ; Brannan ; Buchanan ; DiCeglie ; Fine ; Fischer ; Gregory ; Hill ; Leek ; Roach ; Robinson ; Rommel ; Roth ; Sabatini ; Sirois ; Smith, D. ; Williamson

Federal Immigration Enforcement; Designates act "Rule of Law Adherence Act"; prohibits sanctuary policies; requires state & local governmental agencies to use best efforts to support enforcement of federal immigration law; provides requirements concerning immigration detainers; requires AG to prescribe format for complaints; provides injunctive relief & civil penalties; prohibits expenditure of public funds for specified purposes; provides cause of action for personal injury or wrongful death attributed to sanctuary policy; prohibits discrimination on specified grounds; requires repeal of existing sanctuary policies.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/SB 168 (Ch. 2019-102)
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

  • CS/CS/HB 527, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/23/2019 at 9:41 PM

  • CS/CS/HB 527, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/17/2019 at 7:52 PM

  • CS/HB 527, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/21/2019 at 12:59 PM

  • HB 527, Original Filed Version Posted 1/23/2019 at 9:20 AM