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GA SB494
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/21/2018
Primary Sponsor
David Shafer
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AI Summary
- Expands the definition of "sanctuary policy" to include any local regulation, rule, policy, or practice that prohibits or materially limits the enforcement of federal or state immigration laws, beyond just restrictions on communicating immigration status information
- Requires the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to request, by written notice, information and records from local governing bodies to verify compliance with the state's prohibition on sanctuary policies
- Mandates that compliance information and records collected from local governments be shared with any other state agency that provides funding to those local governing bodies
- Authorizes the Department of Community Affairs to conduct investigations to verify certifications issued under Code Section 50-36-4 and ensure local governing bodies are complying with the anti-sanctuary policy law
- Amends Code Section 36-80-23 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, sponsored by Senators Shafer (48th), Thompson (14th), Heath (31st), Mullis (53rd), Williams (27th), and others
Legislative Description
Department of Community Affairs; documentation from local governing entities supporting such compliance; prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; require
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/23/2018
Full Bill Text
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