| 1 | 1 | | 81R1218 PAM-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Berman H.B. No. 254 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to restricting illegal immigrants to certain geographic |
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| 8 | 8 | | regions. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 421, Government Code, is |
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| 11 | 11 | | amended by adding Section 421.902 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 421.902. RESTRICTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CERTAIN |
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| 13 | 13 | | GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. (a) In this section: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (1) "Illegal immigrant" means an individual who is not |
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| 15 | 15 | | a citizen or a national of the United States and who has entered the |
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| 16 | 16 | | United States without inspection and authorization by an |
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| 17 | 17 | | immigration officer. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) "Sanctuary city" means a municipality that adopts |
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| 19 | 19 | | a resolution declaring that the municipality does not discriminate |
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| 20 | 20 | | or deny municipal services on the basis of a person's immigration |
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| 21 | 21 | | status and that all persons are treated equally regardless of |
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| 22 | 22 | | immigration status. |
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| 23 | 23 | | (b) All illegal immigrants residing in this state shall |
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| 24 | 24 | | reside in a sanctuary city. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (c) The Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas |
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| 26 | 26 | | shall: |
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| 27 | 27 | | (1) disseminate information in English and in Spanish |
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| 28 | 28 | | to the general public regarding the requirements of this section; |
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| 29 | 29 | | and |
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| 30 | 30 | | (2) adopt procedures to implement and administer this |
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| 31 | 31 | | subsection. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 33 | 33 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 34 | 34 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 35 | 35 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 36 | 36 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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