Bill Text: IA HF265 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act prohibiting the state, counties, cities, and certain postsecondary educational institutions from limiting or restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. (Formerly HSB 67.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-04 - Referred to Public Safety. H.J. 869. [HF265 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF265-Introduced.html
House File 265 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 67) A BILL FOR 1 An Act prohibiting the state, counties, cities, and certain 2 postsecondary educational institutions from limiting or 3 restricting enforcement of federal immigration laws. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1327HV (1) 87 je/sc PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 70A.41 State limitation or 1 2 restriction of enforcement of federal immigration law prohibited. 1 3 1. The state and any state agency, officer, or employee 1 4 shall not adopt or enforce any rule, policy, or procedure that 1 5 limits or restricts the enforcement of any federal immigration 1 6 law to less than the full extent permitted by federal law. 1 7 2. The state and any state agency, officer, or employee 1 8 shall not do any of the following related to information 1 9 regarding the citizenship or immigration status, whether lawful 1 10 or unlawful, of any individual: 1 11 a. Prohibit law enforcement officials or agencies from 1 12 gathering such information. 1 13 b. Direct law enforcement officials or agencies not to 1 14 gather such information. 1 15 c. Prohibit the communication of such information to federal 1 16 law enforcement agencies. 1 17 3. This section applies to the board of regents and its 1 18 institutions, community colleges, and any other postsecondary 1 19 educational institution in this state that receives state 1 20 funds. 1 21 Sec. 2. Section 331.304, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 1 22 following new subsection: 1 23 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. a. A county shall not adopt or enforce 1 24 any ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that limits or 1 25 restricts the enforcement of any federal immigration law to 1 26 less than the full extent permitted by federal law. 1 27 b. A county shall not do any of the following related to 1 28 information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, 1 29 whether lawful or unlawful, of any individual: 1 30 (1) Prohibit law enforcement officials or agencies from 1 31 gathering such information. 1 32 (2) Direct law enforcement officials or agencies not to 1 33 gather such information. 1 34 (3) Prohibit the communication of such information to 1 35 federal law enforcement agencies. 2 1 Sec. 3. Section 364.3, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 2 2 following new subsection: 2 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. a. A city shall not adopt or enforce 2 4 any ordinance, motion, resolution, or amendment that limits or 2 5 restricts the enforcement of any federal immigration law to 2 6 less than the full extent permitted by federal law. 2 7 b. A city shall not do any of the following related to 2 8 information regarding the citizenship or immigration status, 2 9 whether lawful or unlawful, of any individual: 2 10 (1) Prohibit law enforcement officials or agencies from 2 11 gathering such information. 2 12 (2) Direct law enforcement officials or agencies not to 2 13 gather such information. 2 14 (3) Prohibit the communication of such information to 2 15 federal law enforcement agencies. 2 16 EXPLANATION 2 17 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 18 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 19 This bill prohibits the state of Iowa and any state agency, 2 20 officer, or employee or a county or city from adopting or 2 21 enforcing any rule, policy, procedure, ordinance, motion, 2 22 resolution, or amendment that limits or restricts the 2 23 enforcement of any federal immigration law to less than the 2 24 full extent permitted by federal law. 2 25 The bill also prohibits the state of Iowa and any state 2 26 agency, officer, or employee or a county or city from certain 2 27 activities relating to information regarding the citizenship 2 28 or immigration status, whether lawful or unlawful, of 2 29 any individual. The state of Iowa and any state agency, 2 30 officer, or employee or a county or city shall not prohibit 2 31 law enforcement officials or agencies from gathering such 2 32 information, direct law enforcement officials or agencies not 2 33 to gather such information, or prohibit the communication of 2 34 such information to federal law enforcement agencies. 2 35 The prohibitions in the bill, relating to the state of 3 1 Iowa, state agencies, and officers and employees, apply to the 3 2 board of regents and its institutions, community colleges, and 3 3 any other postsecondary educational institution in Iowa that 3 4 receives state funds. LSB 1327HV (1) 87 je/sc