Florida House Bill 237 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides legislative intent; prohibits state or political subdivisions from limiting or restricting enforcement of immigration laws; requires law enforcement officer to request citizenship information; authorizes law enforcement agency to transport alien to federal facility; requires judicial authorization for transfer of alien outside state; allows governmental entities to share information regarding citizenship; authorizes citizens to sue state or political subdivision of state if state or subdivision is restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws, etc.

Enforcement of Immigration Laws

Rep. Charles Van Zant [R]

Rep. Trudi Williams [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-07		Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
2011-03-08		Introduced -HJ 26
2011-02-01		Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Justice Appropriations Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 26
2011-01-18		Filed

S0136 () 2011-03-15 - Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Budget -SJ 225
S1896 () 2011-05-07 - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
943	0536		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/237
Text	http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2011/0237/BillText/Filed/HTML