Thread: Immigration Bills in Texas for 2009

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81(R) HB 1278 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to the proof of identity and residency required of an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

Excerpt: (b) If the document contains the applicant's full name and date of birth, the department shall accept the following as primary identification under Subsection (a)(1): (1) an unexpired driver's license or personal identification certificate issued by the department that bears a photograph of the applicant; (2) an unexpired United States passport; (3) a United States citizenship or naturalization certificate that bears a photograph of the applicant; (4) an unexpired United States Bureau of ...
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81(R) HB 1061 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Jackson, Jim

Caption: Relating to the requirement of citizenship or lawful presence in the United States for issuance or renewal of certain occupational licenses, driver's licenses, and identification certificates.

Excerpt: (a) An applicant for a license must establish employment eligibility if the applicant is: (1) applying for an original license; or (2) renewing a license and the applicant has not previously established employment eligibility. (b) The licensing authority may not issue a license to an applicant or renew an applicant's license unless the applicant establishes employment eligibility as required by Subsection (a).
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81(R) HB 658 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Jackson, Jim

Caption: Relating to requiring governmental entities to participate in the federal electronic verification of work authorization program.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 6, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 619 to read as follows: CHAPTER 619. VERIFICATION. A governmental entity shall register and participate in the electronic status verification system to verify information of all new employees. An employee of a governmental entity who is responsible for verifying information of new employees of the governmental entity as required by Section 619.002 is subject to...
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81(R) HB 639 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Thompson

Caption: Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of persons, and the creation of the trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account in the general revenue fund.

Excerpt: HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TASK FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the human trafficking prevention task force. SECTION 6. Section 20A.01(1), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Forced labor or services" means labor or services[, including conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.02,] that are performed or provided by another person and obtained through an actor's: (A) causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to the person or another person or ...
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81(R) HB 628 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Anchia

Caption: Relating to the establishment of a human trafficking prevention task force and the creation of a trafficking victim database.

Excerpt: (d) The attorney general shall certify as a trafficking victim advocacy organization a local or statewide advocacy organization that serves trafficking victims in this state and meets other requirements established by attorney general rule. (e) A trafficking victim advocacy organization shall report to the attorney general information regarding each trafficking victim identified by the trafficking victim advocacy organization. HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TASK FORCE. (a) In this section, "...
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81(R) HB 622 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to the suspension of certain licenses held by employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States.

Excerpt: PRELIMINARY DISMISSAL ORDER FINAL IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED. If neither party requests a hearing to appeal a preliminary dismissal order made under Section 53.102(c) within the period prescribed by Section 53.104, the order becomes the final order of the commission for all purposes, and neither party is entitled to judicial review of the order under this subchapter. NOTICE TO PARTIES AND FINALITY OF HEARING TRIBUNAL ORDER. (a) The hearing tribunal shall mail to each party to the hearing notice...
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81(R) SB 390 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Patrick, Dan

Caption: Relating to confidentiality of certain information under the public information law and in local tax appraisal records regarding federal law enforcement officers.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Articles 2.122(a) and (c), Code of Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows: (a) The following named criminal investigators of the United States shall not be deemed peace officers, but shall have the powers of arrest, search and seizure as to felony offenses only under the laws of the State of Texas: (1) Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; (2) Special Agents of the Secret Service; (3) Special ...
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81(R) HB 416 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to a requirement that a recipient of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund participate in a federal work eligibility verification program.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 481.078, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (f-1), (g-1), and (k) to read as follows: (f-1) The governor may not enter into a grant agreement with an entity unless the entity provides documentation to the office certifying the entity's participation in the federal E-Verify program or any successor program to verify the work eligibility status of all its new employees in this state. (k) In this section, "...
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81(R) HB 404 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

Excerpt: (c) A local entity described by Subsection (a) may not receive state grant funds if the local entity adopts a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the local entity will not fully enforce the laws of this state or federal laws relating to Subsection (a)(2) or, by consistent actions, fails to fully enforce the laws of this state or federal laws relating to Subsection (a)(2). State grant funds for the local entity shall be denied for the fiscal year following the year in which the rule,...
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81(R) SB 358 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Patrick, Dan

Caption: Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

Excerpt: (c) A local entity described by Subsection (a) may not receive state grant funds if the local entity adopts a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the local entity will not fully enforce the laws of this state or federal laws relating to Subsection (a)(2) or, by consistent actions, fails to fully enforce the laws of this state or federal laws relating to Subsection (a)(2). State grant funds for the local entity shall be denied for the fiscal year following the year in which the rule,...
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81(R) SB 357 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Patrick, Dan

Caption: Relating to a prohibition against the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States and the suspension of licenses held by certain employers for the knowing employment of those persons.

Excerpt: [Sections 53.004-53.050 reserved for expansion] SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR KNOWING EMPLOYMENT OF PERSON NOT LAWFULLY PRESENT Sec. 53.051. ACTION BY LICENSING AUTHORITY. (a) On receipt from the comptroller of an order suspending a license, a licensing authority shall immediately determine if the authority has issued a license to the person named on the order and, if a license has been issued: (1) record the suspension of the license in the licensing authority's records; (2) report ...
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81(R) HB 276 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to the requirement that state agencies report the cost of services and benefits provided to unlawful immigrants.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 2101.0115, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: (c) A state agency's annual report must include: (1) the name and job title of each bonded agency employee, the amount of the bond, and the name of the surety company that issued the bond; (2) an analysis of space occupied by the agency, including: (A) the total amount of space rented by the agency, ...
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81(R) HB 266 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Berman

Caption: Relating to regulating the provision of benefits and services to, and the verification of the employment status of, immigrants and to enforcing laws relating to immigrants; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Excerpt: ARTICLE 2. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN WORK ELIGIBILITY STATUS VERIFICATION SYSTEM; UNLAWFUL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES SECTION 2.01. Subtitle A, Title 6, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 619 to read as follows: CHAPTER 619. (a) In this section: (1) "Status verification system" has the meaning assigned by Section 619.001, Government Code. (e) Section 51.954, Education Code, as added by this section, applies beginning with state educational benefits and tuition and fee rates for the 2009 ...
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81(R) HB 262 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Berman

Caption: Relating to information regarding the citizenship status of students.

Excerpt: (b) Each school district and open-enrollment charter school shall determine the citizenship status of each student at the time of the student's initial enrollment in the district or school. (d) Each school district or open-enrollment charter school shall include the information collected under this section regarding the citizenship and immigration status of district or school students in the district's or school's Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) report.
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81(R) HB 261 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Berman

Caption: Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws by certain governmental entities.

Excerpt: STATE FUNDING PROHIBITED FOR FAILURE TO ENFORCE LAWS. (a) A state agency may not adopt a rule or policy under which the state agency will not fully enforce the laws of this state or federal laws relating to immigrants or immigration, including the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.), or, by consistent actions, fails to fully enforce the laws of this state or federal laws relating to immigrants or immigration, including the federal Immigration and ...
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81(R) HB 260 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Berman

Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain persons to receive a sentence of community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

Excerpt: SECTION 2. Section 3(e), Article 42.12, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended to read as follows: (e) A defendant is not eligible for community supervision under this section if the defendant: (1) is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that exceeds 10 years; [or] (2) is sentenced to serve a term of confinement under Section 12.35, Penal Code; or (3) is an illegal immigrant and has previously been convicted of an offense in this state.
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81(R) HB 256 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to birth records of children born in this state; creating an offense.

Excerpt: BIRTH CERTIFICATES ISSUED FOR CITIZENS. (a) In this section, "alien" means a person who is not a citizen or national of the United States. If a birth certificate form filed with the local registrar indicates that the child is not a citizen of the United States, the local registrar may issue a temporary report of alien birth under Subchapter C. (c) A child born in this state is a citizen of the United States if the child is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
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81(R) HB 254 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to restricting illegal immigrants to certain geographic regions.

Excerpt: BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 421, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 421.902 to read as follows: Sec. 421.902. RESTRICTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. (a) In this section: (1) "Illegal immigrant" means an individual who is not a citizen or a national of the United States and who has entered the United States without inspection and authorization by an immigration officer.
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81(R) HB 244 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Alonzo

Caption: Relating to regulation of residential tenancies by local governments.

Excerpt: PROHIBITION AGAINST REGULATING RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES BASED ON IMMIGRATION STATUS. (a) A political subdivision may not require a landlord to: (1) refuse to lease to a prospective tenant or renew the lease of a tenant solely on the basis of the immigration status of the tenant or a member of the tenant's family; or (2) inquire as to the immigration status of a tenant or prospective tenant or a member of the tenant's family.
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81(R) HB 186 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Bureau for Economic Development and Hispanic Studies.

Excerpt: (a) The Bureau for Economic Development and Hispanic Studies is an agency of the state. A member of the bureau is entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred for service on the bureau, as provided by the General Appropriations Act. SECTION 2. In making the initial appointments to the Bureau for Economic Development and Hispanic Studies, the governor shall designate six members for terms expiring February 1, 2011, six members for terms expiring February 1, 2013, and six members for terms ...
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81(R) HB 49 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Riddle

Caption: Relating to the creation of the offense of criminal trespass by illegal aliens and to certain procedures for arresting illegal aliens suspected of committing criminal offenses.

Excerpt: SECTION 2. Article 14.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (h)(1) In the course of acting on a reasonable suspicion that a person is committing or has committed an offense, including an offense under Section 30.055, Penal Code, a peace officer may arrest the person without a warrant if the peace officer before making the arrest seeks and receives confirmation from the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement component of the United ...
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81(R) HB 48 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Riddle

Caption: Relating to the suspension of certain licenses held by employers for the knowing employment of persons not lawfully present in the United States.

Excerpt: PRELIMINARY DISMISSAL ORDER FINAL IF HEARING NOT REQUESTED. If neither party requests a hearing to appeal a preliminary dismissal order made under Section 53.102(c) within the period prescribed by Section 53.104, the order becomes the final order of the commission for all purposes, and neither party is entitled to judicial review of the order under this subchapter. NOTICE TO PARTIES AND FINALITY OF HEARING TRIBUNAL ORDER. (a) The hearing tribunal shall mail to each party to the hearing notice...
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81(R) SB 89 - Introduced version - Bill Text
Author: Van de Putte

Caption: Relating to the prosecution, punishment, and prevention of offenses involving trafficking of persons or certain forced or sex-based labor or services, law enforcement training relating to the trafficking of persons, and the creation of the trafficking of persons investigation and prosecution account in the general revenue fund.

Excerpt: HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION TASK FORCE. (a) In this section, "task force" means the human trafficking prevention task force. SECTION 6. Section 20A.01(1), Penal Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Forced labor or services" means labor or services[, including conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.02,] that are performed or provided by another person and obtained through an actor's: (A) causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to the person or another person or ...
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We need elected officials in office that will pass these bills , WAKE UP TEXAS ...



http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Search/Tex ... =&Exclude=

God Bless and help the American people living in Texas. I fear that the bills will not pass the Senate and/or House because they (most of our politicians, especially Democrats) want the illegals here.


States Rights and true Sovereignty may have to be established in order for Texas to reclaim their state.

Oklahoma House passes sovereignty bill
Path set for other states seeking to reassert constitutional rights

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Posted: February 25, 2009
1:00 am Eastern


By Jerome R. Corsi
© 2009 WorldNetDaily



Oklahoma Republican state Sen. Randy Brogdon
NEW YORK – Oklahoma's House of Representatives is the first legislative body to pass a state sovereignty resolution this year under the terms of the Tenth Amendment. The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed House Joint Resolution 1003 Feb. 18 by a wide margin, 83 to 13, resolving, "That the State of Oklahoma hereby claims sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the Untied States."

The language of HJR 1003 further serves notice to the federal government "to cease and desist, effectively immediately, mandates that are beyond the scope of these constitutionally delegated powers."

The sponsor of the resolution, state Rep. Charles Key, told WND the measure was a 'big step toward addressing the biggest problem we have in this country – the federal government violating the supreme law of the land."

"The Constitution either means what it says, or it doesn't mean anything at all," Key said. "The federal government must honor and obey the Constitution, just like the states and this citizens of this country are obligated to do, or our system of government begins to fall apart."

The Ninth Amendment reads, "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." The Tenth Amendment specifically provides, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

As WND reported, eight states have introduced resolutions declaring state sovereignty under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution: Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma and Washington.

Analysts expect 12 additional states may see similar measures introduced this year, including Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, Maine and Pennsylvania.

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Key argued that whenever "we allow the federal government, or any other government entity, to violate the Constitution, we destroy the Constitution one piece at a time."

"We have gone so far down that path that the Constitution is hanging by a thread right now," he said.

Last year, the same resolution introduced by Key passed the Oklahoma House, but the floor leader in the Senate, Democrat Sen. Charles Lassiter, used his authority to block consideration of the measure on the Senate floor.

But state Sen. Randy Brogdon has sponsored comparable legislation, and he told WND the "chances are excellent" it "will be passed in the Senate this session."

Brogdon said his bill, SJR 10, has made it out of committee and will be heard on the Senate floor in the next couple of weeks. The lawmaker said he will double-track HJR 1003 to increase the chances one of the sovereignty resolutions gets to the Senate floor.

"We going to work Rep. Charles Key's bill through the committee," Brogdon said, "and our goal in the Senate is to use HCR 1003 as the final bill."

Brogdon told WND he feels confident Democrats in the Oklahoma Senate will not be able to block the sovereignty measure this year.

"Last year, the Democrats in the Senate were able to veto consideration of Rep. Key's bill," he said, "but this year the Republicans are in control of the Oklahoma House and the Oklahoma Senate, for the first time in Oklahoma's history."

Oklahoma was the only state in the 2008 election in which every county voted for the Republican presidential candidate, Sen. John McCain.

"The Democratic leadership in the state legislature has been outside the mainstream of the Democratic Party for decades in Oklahoma," Brogdon said. "We finally turned the corner in 2008, with Republican majorities in both House and Senate.

"We still have a Democratic governor in Oklahoma," Brogdon said, "but we hope to change that in 2010."

Brogdon is widely being mentioned as a Republican candidate for governor in 2010.

Key crafted his resolution so it takes effect once the Oklahoma Senate passes the measure, even without the governor's signature.

Asked whether Oklahoma's Democratic Gov. Brad Henry would sign a sovereignty resolution, Brogdon said he was confident the governor would do so.

"I believe the governor will have to sign the sovereignty resolution the state legislature passes," he said. "How do you turn down states rights? If you are the governor, how are you going to stand before the people of Oklahoma and say, 'I don't want to support your state sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment?'"

Henry's office did not immediately respond to WND's request for comment.

Brogdon was not equally sure Henry would instruct Oklahoma's attorney general to enforce the sovereignty resolution, in what might be interpreted as an act of defiance against the Obama administration.

"Phase Two will be to get a Republican governor in the state capital that understands the Constitution and respects the rule of law," Brogdon said.

"We need an attorney general in Oklahoma that will enforce this sovereignty resolution once it is passed."

Brogdon explained that Oklahoma is on track to receive about $900 million from the $787 billion economic stimulus deficit-spending bill Obama signed into law last week.

"Governor Henry has his hand out for the Obama stimulus money," Brogdon said. "But there are a lot of us in the Oklahoma legislature that do not want the federal stimulus money because we fear the strings that are certainly going to be attached to the $900 million. We might end up in subsequent years with a $900 million entitlement program hole in our budget for years to come, just because we took the Obama economic stimulus money this time around."