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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 275

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Relating to: prohibiting local ordinances, resolutions, and policies that prohibit the enforcement of federal or state law relating to illegal aliens or immigration status, authorizing certain elective officeholders to commence an enforcement action, providing a reduction in shared revenue payments, and creating governmental liability for damages caused by illegal aliens. (FE)

Alien Attorney general Auction County Court — Procedure Damage _personal injury_ Damage _to property_ District attorney Immigration Municipality Ordinance Shared revenue Sheriff Shoreland zoning Town Village

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a city, village, town, or county from enacting or enforcing an

ordinance, resolution, or policy that prohibits the enforcement of a federal or state

law relating to illegal aliens or ascertaining whether an individual has satisfactory

immigration status. The bill also requires a political subdivision to comply with a

lawful detainer that is issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and

authorizes the attorney general or the appropriate district attorney or sheriff to file

a writ of mandamus with the circuit court to require compliance with the

requirements created by the bill if he or she believes that the political subdivision is

failing to comply with the requirements.

If a court finds that a political subdivision has failed to comply, the department

of revenue must reduce the political subdivision's shared revenue payments in the

next year by $500 to $5,000, depending on the political subdivision's population, for

each day of noncompliance. Also under the bill, if a court makes such a finding, the

political subdivision is liable for any damages caused by an illegal alien.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Craig (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Vukmir (R)

13 cosponsors

E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kremer (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Quinn (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Tusler (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 3, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. May 25, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Nass, Stroebel, Craig and Vukmir; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Kremer, E. Brooks, Edming, Gannon, Jacque, Mursau, Neylon, Quinn, Skowronski, Tusler, Weatherston and Hutton

  2. May 25, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform

  3. Jun 12, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 12, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 2, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1