Kentucky House Bill 51 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-15 - posted in committee
Pending: House Local 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; EFFECTIVE in part January 1, 2021.

AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law.

Rep. Lynn Bechler [R]	Rep. Brandon Reed [R]	Rep. Danny Bentley [R]	Rep. Myron Dossett [R]
Rep. Joseph Fischer [R]	Rep. Chris Fugate [R]	Rep. Robert Goforth [R]	Rep. David Hale [R]
Rep. Richard Heath [R]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]	Rep. Thomas Huff [R]	Rep. Kim King [R]
Rep. Ed Massey [R]	Rep. Bobby McCool [R]	Rep. Melinda Prunty [R]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]
Rep. Nancy Tate [R]	Rep. Walker Thomas [R]	Rep. Tommy Turner [R]	Rep. Ken Upchurch [R]
Rep. Les Yates [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-15	House	posted in committee
2020-01-07	House	to Local Government (H)
2020-01-07	House	introduced in House
2019-09-10	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/20RS/hb51.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/20RS/hb51/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/20RS/hb51/LM.pdf