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AL SB140
Bill
AI Summary
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Clarifies that postsecondary institutions cannot enforce enrollment restrictions based on independent determinations of alien status; only federal government verifications may be used under 8 U.S.C. § 1373(c).
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Repeals the provision making rental of dwellings to unlawfully present aliens a criminal offense, and exempts certain religious activities from harboring and transporting prohibitions when performed by qualified nonprofit religious organizations.
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Repeals the crime of encouraging or inducing an illegal alien to reside in the state, and requires harboring and transportation provisions to be interpreted consistently with federal court interpretations of 8 U.S.C. § 1324.
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Requires the Secretary of State to educate district attorneys on laws and penalties related to noncitizen voter registration attempts, and mandates annual reporting to the Legislature on such prosecutions and related issues.
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Repeals sections authorizing private lawsuits against public officials to enforce immigration laws and sections requiring collection of alien public education enrollment data.
Legislative Description
Immigration law, provision barring unlawfully present aliens from attending a public postsecondary school clarified, crime of criminal harboring of unlawfully present alien modified to exclude rentals to aliens, crime of conspiracy to transport alien eliminated, bail for certain detained aliens allowed under certain circumstances, collection of information related to attempts to register to vote by noncitizens required, admissibility of certain evidence regarding determinations of alien status, clarified, Act 2011-535, 2011 Reg. Sess., am'd; Secs. 31-13-8, 31-13-10, 31-13-11, 31-13-13, 31-13-18, 31-13-19, 31-13-26, 31-13-28, 31-13-29, 32-6-9 am'd; Secs. 31-13-5, 31-13-6, 31-13-27 repealed
Immigration Law
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary
2/7/2012