Bill Text: VA HB1257 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Sanctuary policies; enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2018-04-18 - VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (51-Y 48-N) [HB1257 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB1257-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1257 Offered January 10, 2018 Prefiled January 10, 2018 A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1, relating to sanctuary policies. ---------- Patron-- Cline ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1 as follows:

§15.2-1409.1. Establishment of sanctuary policies prohibited.

No locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws to less than the full extent permitted by federal law.

The General Assembly shall reduce state funding to the extent permitted by state and federal law to any locality found to have violated the provisions of this section.