TX: Anti-Sanctuary City Bills in State Affairs Committee

ANTI-SANCTUARY CITY BILLS IN STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MARCH 2ND & 3RD

by Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT) on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 10:48pm

URGENT ANTI-SANCTUARY CITY HEARING MARCH 2 & 3

COMMITTEE: STATE AFFAIRS

TIME & DATE: Wednesday, March 02, 2011; to continue if necessary March 3rd. 30 Minutes after final adjournment

PLACE: JHR 140 CHAIR: Rep. Byron Cook

ANTI-SANCTUARY CITY BILLS IN STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARING NEXT WEDNESDAY! If you can't make it to the Photo Voter ID Hearing please consider attending this important hearing. Gov. Perry named Anti-Sanctuary City Policy emergency legislation. The location will be the same as Photo Voter ID - Reagan Building Rm. 140.

HB 12 Solomons Relating to the enforcement of state and federal laws governing immigration by certain governmental entities.

HB 183 Solomons Relating to the duty of a law enforcement agency to verify the immigration status of an arrested person.

HB 623 Bonnen Relating to the detection and reporting of unauthorized immigration, the collection and dissemination of information concerning unauthorized immigration, the legal treatment or classification of unauthorized immigrants for certain purposes, the enforcement of certain laws governing immigration, and the establishment of English as the official language of this state.

HB 875 Howard, Charlie Relating to the identification of certain defendants as foreign nationals who were not lawfully admitted to the United States or whose lawful status has expired and to their release on bail. Call the committee office, committee members, and bill authors to let them know you support a strong bill with financial penalties to sanctuary cities/counties.

State Affairs Committee Clerk: Toni Barcellona Phone: (512) 463-0814Room: EXT E2.108
Chair:Rep. Byron Cook (R) (512) 463-0730
Vice Chair:Rep. Jose Menendez (D) (512) 463-0634
Members:
Rep. Tom Craddick (R) (512) 463-0500
Rep. John Frullo (R) (512) 463-0676
Rep. Pete Gallego (D) (512) 463-0566
Rep. Charlie Geren (R) (512) 463-0610
Rep. Patricia Harless (R) (512) 463-0610
Rep. Harvey Hilderbran (R) (512) 463-0536
Rep. Dan Huberty (R) (512) 463-0520
Rep. Rene Oliveira (D) (512) 463-0640
Rep. John T. Smithee (R) (512) 463-0702
Rep. Burt R. Solomons (R) (512) 463-0478
Rep. Sylvester Turner (D) (512) 463-0554