Bill Text: TX HB1455 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Relating to the release or discharge by a law enforcement agency of certain illegal immigrants at the office of a United States senator or United States representative.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-02 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1455 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HB1455-Comm_Sub.html
  82R5044 MAW-D
 
  By: Kolkhorst, Madden, et al. H.B. No. 1455
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the release or discharge by a law enforcement agency of
  certain illegal immigrants at the office of a United States senator
  or United States representative.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 16, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
  amended by adding Article 16.23 to read as follows:
         Art. 16.23.  RELEASE OR DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN ILLEGAL
  IMMIGRANTS.  (a)  In this article, "illegal immigrant" means a
  person who:
               (1)  is not a citizen or national of the United States;
  and
               (2)  is unlawfully present in the United States
  according to the terms of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
  1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).
         (b)  This article applies only to an illegal immigrant who:
               (1)  is entitled to be released on bail or discharged
  following the completion of the immigrant's sentence; and
               (2)  is not subject to an immigration detainer issued
  by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement prohibiting
  the person's release or discharge.
         (c)  A law enforcement agency that has custody of an illegal
  immigrant to whom this article applies may:
               (1)  release or discharge the illegal immigrant at the
  office of a United States senator or United States representative
  during that office's normal business hours; and
               (2)  request an agent or employee of the United States
  senator or United States representative to sign a document
  acknowledging the release or discharge of the illegal immigrant at
  the senator's or representative's office.
         (d)  Subsection (c) does not apply to an illegal immigrant
  for whom release or discharge at a location described by Subsection
  (c) is prohibited by a court order or other law.
         (e)  A law enforcement agency may maintain a record of each
  illegal immigrant released or discharged from the custody of the
  agency who is not transferred to the custody of United States
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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