Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05272 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5272
22 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 843
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44 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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66 REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
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1010 Proposed Bill No. 5272
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1212 January Session, 2017
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1818 Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
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2222 REP. SAMPSON, 80th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT ENSURING THAT LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FULLY COOPERATE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That: (1) Section 54-192h of the general statutes be repealed; and (2) the general statutes be amended to (A) prohibit any local or state government official from interfering with or impeding the ability of state or federal law enforcement personnel from carrying out their respective duties as relates to the enforcement of federal immigration law, (B) establish a process that allows a person to file a complaint if a state or local government official interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration law, (C) establish penalties for a state or local government official who interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration law, and (D) establish a civil cause of action that may be brought against a state or local government official who interferes with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
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3232 To ensure that local and state officials are fully cooperating with law enforcement personnel in the enforcement of federal immigration law.