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AZ HCR2060

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Passed

6/4/2024

Primary Sponsor

Ben Toma

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2024)

AI Summary

  • Proposes a ballot measure titled the "Secure the Border Act" to be submitted to Arizona voters at the next general election relating to responses to an unsecured border.

  • Creates new crime of illegal entry into Arizona (class 1 misdemeanor, class 6 felony if repeat offender) for aliens entering from a foreign nation outside lawful ports of entry, with affirmative defenses for those with lawful presence or asylum.

  • Establishes crime of sale of lethal fentanyl (class 2 felony with mandatory 5-year sentence enhancement) when a person knowingly sells fentanyl that causes another person's death.

  • Requires state agencies and political subdivisions to use the E-Verify program to verify employment eligibility and document validity for benefit applicants who are not U.S. citizens or nationals.

  • Makes it a class 6 felony for non-lawfully present persons to knowingly submit false documents to obtain public benefits or to evade E-Verify detection for employment.

Legislative Description

Border; benefits; fentanyl; illegal entry

Secretary Of State

Last Action

Transmitted to Secretary of State

6/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules5/1/2024
Military Affairs and Public Safety2/23/2024
Rules2/14/2024
Appropriations2/14/2024

Full Bill Text

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