Kentucky House Bill 38 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-11 - posted in committee
Pending: House State Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce immigration laws; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms, including "sanctuary" and "sanctuary policy"; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; provide for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens; require postsecondary educational institutions to keep records of immigration status; provide for the withholding of state funding from postsecondary educational institutions that enroll, employ, or contract with illegal aliens; limit who may be considered a Kentucky resident for in-state tuition purposes.

AN ACT relating to sanctuary cities and universities.

Rep. Lynn Bechler [R]	Rep. Brandon Reed [R]	Rep. Larry Elkins [R]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]
Rep. Kim King [R]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]	Rep. Walker Thomas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-11	House	posted in committee
2019-01-10	House	to State Government (H)
2019-01-08	House	introduced in House
2018-09-26	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/19RS/hb38.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/19RS/hb38/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/19RS/hb38/LM.pdf