2006 House Bill 115 (Mandate certain state and local enforcement of federal immigration law)

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Introduced by Rep. Stan Lee (R) on January 3, 2006, to prohibit police agencies from prohibiting their officers from enforcing federal immigration laws. The bill also would authorize certain officers to enforce such laws.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 3, 2006.
- Substitute offered in the House on February 15, 2006, to limit the bill's arrest authority to criminal immigration violations.
- Referred to the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee on February 22, 2006.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Stan Lee (R) on March 1, 2006, to limit the range of a section with regard to certain police officers.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Stan Lee (R) on March 2, 2006, to limit all of the bill's provisions to counties containing urban county governments.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Stan Lee (R) on March 2, 2006, to replace reference to law enforcement agencies with a reference to city, county, urban-county, charter county, or consolidated local government in that part of the bill prohibiting a policy regarding the non-enforcement of federal law.

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1) Inforce the Law We Have [by bjarnold on February 16, 2006]
Federal Law,State Law,Local Law, all are to be inforced by Law inforcement agencies,Federal,
State, and even your local policeman.These agencies should[not choice]the one,s they want to inforce and the one,s they do not.

Why do we even need a mandate?
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2) Crazy [by Anonymous Citizen on December 5, 2005]
If the feds want to enforce immigration law in Kentucky, let them. It's not local cops' job to enforce federal law.
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3) About Time! [by ChuckKimberl on December 5, 2005]
It's refreshing to see common sense and long overdue legislation. It will be interesting to watch the ultimate fate of this bill.
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