Ernest Bailes voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Legislation.
Title: Prohibits Sanctuary Cities
Signed by Governor Greg Abbott
Title: Prohibits Sanctuary Cities
Title: Prohibits Sanctuary Cities
Vote to pass a bill with an amendment that prohibits the adoption or enactment of sanctuary policies.
Prohibits local governments or campus police departments from adopting, enforcing, or endorsing a policy or practice that prohibits or materially limits the enforcement of immigration laws (Sec. 1.01).
Prohibits local governments or campus police departments from restricting a commissioned peace officer or district attorney from inquiring into the immigration status of a person lawfully detained or arrested (Sec. 1.01).
Requires individuals who are holding an elective or appointive office that violate the provisions of this bill to forfeit their office (Sec. 1.01).
Establishes a competitive grant program to provide financial assistance to local governments to offset any costs related to the enforcement of immigration laws and detainment efforts (Sec. 1.02).
Specifies that any sheriff or chief of police who fails to comply with a federal immigration agent’s request to detain an inmate has committed a class A misdemeanor (Sec. 5.02).
Title: Prohibits Sanctuary Cities
Title: Prohibits Sanctuary Cities