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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 151

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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 Circuit court County Court — Procedure Damage personal injury Damage to property Data processing District attorney Immigration Municipality Ordinance Shared revenue Sheriff 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) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

13 cosponsors

August (R) , Edming (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Dec 19, 2019 official source full page

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

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

Passed 3–2 Dec 19, 2019 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. Apr 4, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Nass, Craig, Wanggaard, Jacque, Stroebel and Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, August, Edming, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Neylon, Ramthun, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Sortwell, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Wichgers

  2. Apr 4, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 15, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 4, 2019 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Nass

  5. Dec 17, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Dec 19, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Dec 19, 2019 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Labor and Regulatory Reform, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Dec 19, 2019 · Senate

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

  9. Dec 19, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1