Thread: State Battle List 2/21/2008

Directions: Please follow each FOCUS Campaign link and read the instructions and related articles there to prepare you call and e-mail message. Then click on the links for contact information for the state senate or house and proceed to make your contacts with lawmakers.

AL - Alabama
The House passed a bill by 92-0, which "requires contractors that do business with the state of Alabama to certify in writing they will not hire illegals, unauthorized aliens". This bill has gone to the Senate for passage.
Update: 3/25 "Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, is sponsoring the Immigration Reform Bill, which is being co-sponsored by 26 of the 35-member Senate. Beason is working to crack down on illegal immigration and wants to require that everyone working in Alabama show a state-issued ID to prove legal residency."
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-329252.html

AK - Alaska
Resolution by Assemblyman Paul Bauer supporting proof-of-citizenship required to receive an Alaska Driver's License. This resolution is in support of bills by Sen. Charlie Higgins and Rep. Bob Lynn's who's bill is currently in the House Finance Committee.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-444797.html#444797

AZ - Arizona
House Bill 2412 would give police the authority to ticket people who disrupt traffic, such as by waving or gesturing for drivers to pull over and hire them. On Monday, the bill was approved on a 5-3 committee vote. HB 2412 is aimed at “day laborers’’ who gather near home improvement stores and other locations, many of whom he said are in this country illegally. A House vote of 37-22 vote sends the bill to the Senate.

3/19 Proposal going to the House for vote: The Arizona House gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposed requirement that city and county police agencies carry out programs for their officers to confront federal immigration violations.

Oppose: The Arizona Temporary Workers Program, or House Bill 2791, passed a committee vote of 6-0. Note: "The guest-worker program would need the blessing of Congress before it could take effect, assuming HB2791 succeeds in the Legislature. A companion measure, HCM 2012, asks Congress to grant Arizona the authority to run the trial program. It also passed on a 6-0 committee vote. "

House Bill 2745 expected to go to House floor for vote first week of April Futhering the employer sanctions laws to include independent contractors, those paid in cash and added fines.

House members also gave preliminary approval to a bill that would make it a Class 4 felony for someone to rent, sell or otherwise engage in a property transaction when they know that the other party intends to use it as a drophouse. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Adam Driggs, R-Phoenix.

http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-289150.html#289150

CA - California
Assemblyman Chuck DeVore has filed an amendment bill (AB 175 which would replace the language in the current CA laws that grant in-state tuition for illegal aliens. This amendment would disqualify illegal aliens from receiving in-state tuition by redirecting the benefit to members of the National Guard and military that reside in CA. This bill will be heard on March 4!

Update: Several new anti-illegal immigration bills filed the week of March 24th.

Assemblyman Benoit is authoring Assembly Bill 2601, the Illegal Immigration Sanctuary City Ban, to cut off state funding for cities that actively undermine federal immigration enforcement
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-316248.html#316248

CO - Colorado
Governor Ritter refuses to enforce Colorado's Immigration Laws, specifically HB 1023 that passed in 2006, which requires assistance agencies to make applicants provide proof of citizenship when applying for assistance.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-444823.html#444823

CT - Connecticut
Bills before both houses attempting to grant illegal immigrants in-state tuition rates for college.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-445721.html

FL - Florida
Before April 4th, put pressure Speaker of the House Marco Rubio because the immigration bills have currently died in committee: HB73, HB159, HB571, HB577 and HB821, however, the Speaker can cause the bills to be heard in the House Government Efficiency & Accountability Council.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-291388.html#291388

GA - Georgia
9 bills are moving through the GA Legislature. Two have passed the Senate. Bill in Committee
Update: 4/2/08 The sanctuary cities bill passed the House on Wednesday 129 to 32.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-257770.html#257770

ID - Idaho
Prevent the 41st Mexican Consulate from being approved for Boise, ID. U.S. State Department confirmed that an application for the consulate has been made.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-309883.html

IN - Indiana **Adjourned
Update: The Senate approve the original three-strikes immigration legislation - once called Senate Bill 335, and now labeled as House Bill 1219. SB345/Conforee Report 7 delayed by study.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-448189.html#448189

IA - Iowa
Passed House Committee a "bill [that] would require employers to verify that a job applicant's appearance matches a valid photo ID and sign a form that they had done so. Employers caught lying on the form would be subject to felony perjury charges, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $7,500 fine."
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-447747.html

KS - Kansas
Sen. Tim Huelskamp's proof-of-citizenship voting law is currently in the House Elections and Governmental Organization Committee.

SB 458 modeled after the Legal Arizona Workers Act is currently before the Federal and State Affairs Committee. The House just completed committee hearings on four similar bills and is expected to come up with a single bill.

Update: 3/25 Both chambers have passed different versions, of a comprehensive enforcement bill, SB 458 and HB 329 and "the final immigration bill will be worked out in the coming days by House and Senate negotiators." These bills address employment, benefits, human trafficking and enforcement measures.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-283125.html#283125

KY - Kentucky
House Bill 95 that is "modeled after a bill that passed in Arizona and penalizes businesses that employ illegal immigrants" and is currently before the House Judicary Committee.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-296523.html

ME - Maine
Legislation is in the Transportaiton Committee, which is designed to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining a drivers license.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-78357.html

MD - Maryland Oppose - March 4th, Hearing in General Assembly of "House Bill 1236 that will give in-state tuition to illegal aliens, which is sponsored by 41 state delegates, would likely be signed into law by Democrat Gov. Martin O'Malley, if it gets out of the powerful House Ways & Means Committee".
HB288 a bill that requirs legal presence in the US to receive a MD driver's license. A hearing March 19 in the Judiciary Committee.
HB 604 a bill to require people to prove lawful presence to receive public benefits is before the Appropriations Committee on March 4th.
HB 886 a bill to declare English the official language of Maryland, which a hearing is on March 12 in the Health and Government Operations Committee."
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-283605.html

MN - Minnesota
Encourage MN state lawmakers to pass state immigration enforcement legislation to protect American citizens following the tragic loss of four young children hit by an illegal alien that could have been stopped and deported by the state.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-80602.html

MO - Missouri
House Speaker Rod Jetton who said, he would "trade some of our people [Missourians] for some of the Mexicans who work so hard." and "if we can find a way to trade them, I would trade them in a heartbeat."

Currently before the House Immigration Committee is HB1736 which requires employers to use the E-Verify Program.

Update: April 2nd, SB 858 et al going to floor for 3rd reading and final vote. MO Senate voice vote Approves Immigration Bill "The measure would require police to check immigration status when they arrest someone, block many illegal immigrants from attending public colleges and withhold state money from cities with policies not to cooperate with immigration authorities. " "It must be approved once more in the Senate before going on to the House for further scrutiny."
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-281463.html

MS - Mississippi
Update: Governor Haley Barbour to signed the MISSISSIPPI EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 2008 (Senate Bill 298

The Senate passed 4 immigration bills. House Speaker Billy McCoy can take them strait to the House floor for vote or send them to committee, where they will likely die because the chairs are in opposition to the immigration legislation.
SB 2988 A bill prohibiting companies from hiring illegal immigrants in Mississippi has passed the House and is headed to the governor to sign.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-80605.html

NE - Nebraska
Nebraska Senate Judiciary Committee to pass two bills and a resolution following a public hearing on February 27, 2008
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-80607.html

NJ - New Jersey
S 1312 currently before the Senate Labor Committee. Senate Majority Leader Stephen Sweeney introduced this legislation to punish businesses for knowingly hiring illegal immigrants, which will be modeled after the Arizona law that was recently upheld by the court.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-327427.html#327427

OH - Ohio
HB 308, which is modeled after the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act 2007. SB 260, which is before the Senate State and Local Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, that would give local law enforcement the authority to help investigate and enforce federal immigration laws.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-463465.html

OK - Oklahoma
3/18/2008 Oklahoma lawmaker plans official English legislation
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-483635.html

OR - Oregon
Oregon House has passed Senate Bill 1080! This bill will stop illegal aliens from receiving licenses and the Governor has promised to sign the bill.

PA - Pennsylvania
Block benefits and tuition bill passed Senate.
Stuck in House Committee
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-319785.html

RI - Rhode Island
Bill filed in House similar to the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act

Update: The governor signed an executive order that would require certain employers to verify legal status of employees, also the state police to be more active in in deporting illegal aliens.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-310594.html

SC - South Carolina
The SC House has passed an employment verification bill, however, the Senate has passed a stronger immigration bill that includes restrictions on college benefits, punishing those that harbor or transport illegals and allows workers to sue their employers if they were replaced by an illegal. The Senate version is now going back to the House for passage.

Update: Employment verification Bill: "Ritchie said the six conference committee members expect to vote next week and hopes Sanford has the bill soon."
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-259187.html#259187

SD - South Dakota **Adjourned
HB 1121 similar to the Oklahoma Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2008 that will "prohibit the employment of illegal aliens and to provide a penalty therefor.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-80755.html

TN - Tennessee
SB2849 / HB3096 Protecting English in the Tennessee Workplace Act. On Senate Calendar, assigned to House sub-committee Employee Affairs of the Consumer & Employee Affairs.

SB3488 / HB3719 Bills that will punish users of fraudlent ID for employment. On Senate Calendar and assigned to House Judiciary Committee.
UPDATE: Senate passed SB3488 and SB3600
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-58988.html

TX - Texas
Vote Yes for Republican Ballot Referendums Immigration and Photo ID.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-325021.html#325021

UT - Utah **Adjourned
SB 81 will be voted on this morning or early afternoon. Contact the UT Senate to ask them to pass SB 81 and not to give immunity to businesses or churches that bring in illegal aliens.
SB 210 Proof of Citizenship Required to Vote bill before the Senate.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-58951.html

VA - Virginia **Adjourned
"General Assembly passed a handful of immigration-related bills in the recently-ended session."

2009 "The Virginia Commission on Immigration met yesterday to start working on new legislation for next session. In the next few months, the panel will study two bills referred to it in the 2008 session."
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-267029.html#267029

West Virginia **Adjourned
HB4054 and SB620 the West Virginia Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act of 2008 both still in Committee.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-463562.html

WI - Wisconsin
Assembly to pass AB712 and the Senate to pass the companion bill SB404 that are "relating to: making companies that hire illegal aliens ineligible for certain state benefits. Both SB404 and AB712 are before the Judiciary and Ethics Committee.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-463576.html

WY - Wyoming **Adjourned
Headed to the Senate is House Bill 145, which would require residents to present drivers licenses, passports or social security cards to receive most state services.
http://www.alipac.us/ftopicp-463589.html


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