SPONSOR: Thomas
Currently, municipalities are prohibited from adopting santuary policies: any policy that grants illegal aliens the right to lawful presence or status within the municipality in violation of Federal law or that limits or restricts a municipal official from cooperating with a Federal agency or official to verify or report the immigration status of a person within the municipality. If a municipal or county governing body fails to suspend the business permit of any business that has been found to employ unauthorized immigrants as workers, it is deemed to have adopted a sanctuary policy.
This bill repeals this prohibition on sanctuary policies.
This bill is similar to HB 1051 (2025).
Statutes affected: