SB 559

  • Georgia Senate Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 26, 2024
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Counties, Municipal Corporations, and other Governmental Entities; sovereign and governmental immunities for violation on the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive

Abstract

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for violation on the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to penal institutions, in Article 1 of Chapter 4, relating to general provisions of jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Timothy Bearden

     
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Feb 27, 2024

Senate

Senate Read and Referred

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Feb 26, 2024

Senate

Senate Hopper

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As Introduced LC 47 2960 PDF

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