Kentucky House Bill 242 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 17-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-01-09 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amend KRS 65.133 to require local law enforcement agencies and Kentucky State Police to enforce all laws; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to define terms, including "sanctuary" and "sanctuary policy"; prohibit local governments from adopting sanctuary policies; establish hearing procedures for determination of sanctuary status; provide for the withholding of state funding from sanctuaries; create new sections of KRS Chapter 164 to prohibit postsecondary educational institutions from enrolling, employing, or contracting with illegal aliens; require postsecondary educational institutions to keep records of immigration status; provide for the withholding of state funding from postsecondary educational institutions that enroll, employ, or contract with illegal aliens; limit who may be considered a Kentucky resident for in-state tuition purposes; EFFECTIVE in part January 1, 2022.

AN ACT relating to compliance with state and federal law.

Rep. Lynn Bechler [R]	Rep. Brandon Reed [R]	Rep. Danny Bentley [R]	Rep. Randy Bridges [R]
Rep. Joseph Fischer [R]	Rep. Chris Fugate [R]	Rep. Jim Gooch [R]	Rep. David Hale [R]
Rep. Mark Hart [R]	Rep. Richard Heath [R]	Rep. Regina Huff [R]	Rep. Kim King [R]
Rep. Derek Lewis [R]	Rep. Shawn McPherson [R]	Rep. Phillip Pratt [R]	Rep. Sal Santoro [R]
Rep. Walker Thomas [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-09	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2021-01-09	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/21RS/hb242.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/21RS/hb242/orig_bill.pdf
Supplement	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/note/21RS/hb242/LM.pdf