This amendment to House Bill No.

Plain English Breakdown

The effective date is listed as a placeholder in the text ('30 days after the effective date of this Act'), so no specific start date can be confirmed from the source.

Amendment to House Bill No. 182 on Immigration Agreements

This amendment bans law enforcement agencies from making or renewing agreements to exercise federal civil immigration authority under section 287(g), removes old rules about information sharing, and clarifies that police must still follow court orders and other federal laws.

What This Bill Does

• Prohibits law-enforcement agencies from entering into, modifying, renewing, or extending agreements to exercise federal civil immigration authority under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
• Removes a previous rule about how these agreements affect information sharing between agencies.
• States that the bill does not stop police from enforcing valid court-issued warrants or orders.
• Allows law-enforcement agencies to share criminal history records when required by other federal laws, such as those for the Criminal Justice Information System (28 C.F.R. §20 et seq.).
• Sets a deadline of 30 days after the Act becomes effective for ending any existing agreements covered by this rule.

Who It Names or Affects

• Law-enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

Section 287(g)

A part of the Immigration and Nationality Act that allows local law enforcement to exercise federal civil immigration authority.

Criminal Justice Information System

Federal rules regarding the sharing of criminal history record information between agencies, found in 28 C.F.R. §20 et seq.

Limits and Unknowns

• The official text does not list a specific calendar date for when this law takes effect.
• This amendment only changes House Bill No. 182 and relies on that bill's other rules to function fully.

Official Summary Text

This amendment to House Bill No. 182 clarifies which agreements are prohibited, eliminates a provision relating to information sharing, and adds a provision clarifying that the section is not intended to prohibit enforcement of valid court-issued warrants or orders or to prohibit compliance with information sharing required under other federal law, particularly that related to the Criminal Justice Information System.
It also changes the date for exercise of termination of any existing agreements to 30 days after the effective date of the Act.

Current Bill Text

Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Gorman

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

HOUSE BILL NO. 182

AMEND House Bill No. 182 by deleting lines 14 through 17 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“

(a) A law-enforcement agency may not enter into, modify, renew, or extend an agreement for either of the following:

(1) To exercise federal civil immigration authority under § 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 182 on line 18 by deleting “

Causes the law enforcement agency to

” and inserting in lieu thereof “

To

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 182 by deleting lines 20 through 22 in their entirety.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 182 by deleting “

before July 1, 2025.

” as it appears on line 25 and inserting in lieu thereof “

by [30 days after the effective date of this Act].

”.

FURTHER AMEND House Bill No. 182 by inserting the following after line 25:

“

(c) Nothing in this section is intended to limit a law-enforcement agency from enforcing any valid court-issued warrants or orders, nor does this section prohibit a law-enforcement agency from complying with other federal statutory or regulatory requirements regarding disclosure of criminal history record information under 28 C.F.R. §20 et seq.

”.

SYNOPSIS

This amendment to House Bill No. 182 clarifies which agreements are prohibited, eliminates a provision relating to information sharing, and adds a provision clarifying that the section is not intended to prohibit enforcement of valid court-issued warrants or orders or to prohibit compliance with information sharing required under other federal law, particularly that related to the Criminal Justice Information System.

It also changes the date for exercise of termination of any existing agreements to 30 days after the effective date of the Act.