Key Votes
HB 497 - Immigration Enforcement Act - Key Vote
Utah Key Votes
Kraig Powell voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
Read recent statements Kraig Powell made in this general time period.
Stages
- March 15, 2011 Executive Signed
- March 4, 2011 Senate Bill Passed
- March 4, 2011 House Bill Passed
- March 3, 2011 Introduced
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Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - March 15, 2011
Title: Immigration Enforcement Act
Signed by Governor Gary Herbert
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (22-5) - March 4, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Immigration Enforcement Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of individuals while conducting any lawful stop, detention or arrest.
Highlights:
-Authorizes law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of individuals while conducting any lawful stop, detention or arrest (Sec. 3).
-Authorizes law enforcement officers to arrest individuals when an officer has reasonable cause to believe that an individual is an undocumented immigrant and (Sec. 11):
- -Is subject to an immigration removal order;
-Is the object of a civil detainer warrant issued by the Department of Homeland Security; or
-Has been charged with a felony in another state.
- -A valid Utah driver license issued on or after January 1, 2010;
-A valid Utah ID card issued on or after January 1, 2010;
-A valid tribal enrollment card; or
-Any valid identification document that contains a photo of the bearer and is issued by a federal, state, or local government agency.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (59-15) - March 4, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Immigration Enforcement Act
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of individuals while conducting any lawful stop, detention or arrest.
Highlights:
-Authorizes law enforcement officers to verify the immigration status of individuals while conducting any lawful stop, detention or arrest (Sec. 3).
-Authorizes law enforcement officers to arrest individuals when an officer has reasonable cause to believe that an individual is an undocumented immigrant and (Sec. 11):
- -Is subject to an immigration removal order;
-Is the object of a civil detainer warrant issued by the Department of Homeland Security; or
-Has been charged with a felony in another state.
- -A valid Utah driver license issued on or after January 1, 2010;
-A valid Utah ID card issued on or after January 1, 2010;
-A valid tribal enrollment card; or
-Any valid identification document that contains a photo of the bearer and is issued by a federal, state, or local government agency.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 3, 2011
Title: Immigration Enforcement Act
Sponsors
- Margaret Dayton (UT - R)
- Stephen Eric Sandstrom (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Roger E. Barrus (UT - R)
- Melvin R. 'Mel' Brown (UT - R)
- Derek Brown (UT - R)
- David G. Butterfield (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Clark (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Brad L. Dee (UT - R)
- Susan D. 'Sue' Duckworth (UT - D)
- Julie Fisher (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gage Froerer (UT - R)
- Brad J. Galvez (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Francis D. Gibson (UT - R)
- Richard A. Greenwood (UT - R)
- Keith Grover (UT - R)
- Stephen G. 'Steve' Handy (UT - R)
- Neal B. Hendrickson (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Niles Herrod (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregory 'Greg' Hughes (UT - R)
- Don L. Ipson (UT - R)
- Brad G. Last (UT - R)
- John G. Mathis (UT - R)
- Michael T. 'Mike' Morley (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merlynn T. Newbold (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jim Nielson (UT - R)
- Michael E. 'Mike' Noel (UT - R)
- Curtis M. Oda (UT - R)
- Patrick L. Painter (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee B. Perry (UT - R)
- Val Peterson (UT - R)
- Dixon M. Pitcher (UT - R)
- Kraig J. Powell (UT - R)
- Paul Ray (UT - R)
- Holly J. Richardson (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Sagers (UT - R)
- Kenneth W. Sumsion (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Evan J. Vickers (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ryan Wilcox (UT - R)
- Brad R. Wilson (UT - R)
- Carl D. Wimmer (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
