H.B. No. 564 Summary

• Requires state and local law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, including participating in federal programs to identify and report individuals unlawfully present in the United States.

• Prohibits municipalities from enacting policies that materially hinder immigration enforcement cooperation and allows the state to withhold homeland security funding from non-compliant municipalities.

• Creates a statewide database maintained by the state highway patrol to track criminal activity involving unlawfully present individuals and requires quarterly public reporting.

• Mandates use of the SAVE program to verify eligibility for state and local public benefits and prohibits use of public funds for legal representation in civil immigration proceedings.

• Establishes criminal penalties including felony charges for knowingly harboring unlawfully present individuals or falsely claiming to be a minor's parent/guardian, and denies driver's licenses to persons without legal U.S. presence.