89R8483 JBD-D
By: Dorazio H.B. No. 2501
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a political subdivision to use public
money to provide legal services in a removal proceeding for an
individual unlawfully present in the United States.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 140, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Section 140.014 to read as follows:
Sec. 140.014. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PUBLIC MONEY TO PROVIDE
CERTAIN LEGAL SERVICES FOR UNLAWFULLY PRESENT INDIVIDUALS. Unless
required by the United States Constitution, a political subdivision
may not:
(1) use public money to provide legal services in a
removal proceeding for an individual who is unlawfully present in
the United States according to the terms of the federal Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.); or
(2) provide public money to a person to be used to
directly or indirectly provide legal services in a removal
proceeding for an individual described by Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.