103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3596

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expense Program Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Immigration Enforcement Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7 "Immigration detainer is facially sufficient" means: (i)
8the federal immigration agency's official form is incomplete
9and fails to indicate on its face that the federal immigration
10official has probable cause to believe that the person to be
11detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law
12but is supported by an affidavit, order, or other official
13documentation that indicates that the federal immigration
14agency has probable cause to believe that the person to be
15detained is a removable alien under federal immigration law
16and the federal immigration agency supplies with its detention
17request a Form I-200 Warrant for Arrest of Alien, a Form I-205
18Warrant of Removal/Deportation, a successor warrant, or other
19warrant authorized by federal law; or (ii) the federal
20immigration agency's official form is complete and indicates
21on its face that the federal immigration official has probable
22cause to believe that the person to be detained is a removable
23alien under federal immigration law.

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1 "Law enforcement agency" means any entity with statutory
2police powers and the ability to employ individuals authorized
3to make arrests, including local and State agencies.
4 "Local entity" means a unit of local government, a school
5district, or a community college district.
6 "State entity" means the State of Illinois and all of its
7agencies, State universities and colleges, and all corporate
8outgrowths of the State.
9 Section 10. Prohibited policies regarding immigration
10enforcement. A State entity, local entity, or law enforcement
11agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution,
12rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or
13procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that
14prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local
15entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or
16assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. This
17includes prohibitions or restrictions on:
18 (1) inquiries into the immigration status of any
19 person;
20 (2) transmitting, requesting, or receiving information
21 relating to immigration status, lawful or unlawful, of any
22 person to or from any federal immigration enforcement
23 agency;
24 (3) maintaining, archiving, or otherwise storing for
25 subsequent use information relating to an individual's

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1 immigration status;
2 (4) exchanging information relating to immigration
3 status with another law enforcement agency, local entity,
4 State entity, or a federal immigration agency;
5 (5) complying with an immigration detainer, including,
6 but not limited to, refusing to cooperate or comply with a
7 lawfully issued detainer in the absence of a warrant or
8 other order directing compliance with or enforcement of
9 such a detainer;
10 (6) complying with a request from a federal
11 immigration agency to notify the agency before the release
12 of an inmate;
13 (7) providing a federal immigration agency with an
14 inmate's incarceration status or release date;
15 (8) assisting or cooperating with a federal
16 immigration agency, including by providing enforcement
17 assistance;
18 (9) participating in any program or agreement
19 authorized under Section 287 of the federal Immigration
20 and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357); or
21 (10) permitting a federal immigration officer to enter
22 and conduct enforcement activities at a municipal jail,
23 county jail, or Division of Corrections or rehabilitation
24 facility involving or related to the enforcement of
25 federal immigration laws.

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1 Section 15. Mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies
2regarding immigration detainers.
3 (a) A law enforcement agency that takes initial custody of
4a person subject to an immigration detainer shall:
5 (1) provide notice to the court authorized to grant or
6 deny the person's release on bail or bond that the person
7 is subject to an immigration detainer;
8 (2) record in the person's case file that the person
9 is subject to an immigration detainer; and
10 (3) upon determining that the immigration detainer is
11 facially sufficient, comply with the requests made in the
12 immigration detainer to the extent required by law.
13 (b) A law enforcement agency is not required to perform a
14duty imposed by subsection (a) with respect to a person who has
15been transferred to the custody of the agency by another law
16enforcement agency subject to the requirements of this
17section.
18 (c) A court of competent jurisdiction that receives notice
19that a person is subject to an immigration detainer shall
20record this information in the court record, regardless of
21whether the notice is received before or after a judgment in
22the case.
23 Section 20. Mandatory agreements for housing persons
24subject to immigration detainers.
25 (a) Each county jail, municipal jail, and the Department

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1of Corrections shall enter into an agreement with a federal
2immigration agency for temporarily housing persons who are the
3subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the
4costs of housing and detaining those persons.
5 (b) A agreement under this Section must include a contract
6with a federal immigration agency for housing or detaining
7persons subject to immigration detainers, such as basic
8ordering agreements, intergovernmental service agreements,
9agreements authorized by Section 287 of the federal
10Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357), successor
11agreements, or other similar agreements authorized by federal
12law.
13 Section 25. Implementation; discrimination prohibited.
14 (a) This Act shall be implemented in a manner consistent
15with federal laws and regulations governing immigration,
16protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the
17privileges and immunities of United States citizens.
18 (b) A State entity, local entity, or law enforcement
19agency and a person employed by or otherwise under the
20direction or control of a State entity, local entity, or law
21enforcement agency may not base the entity's, agency's, or
22person's actions under this Act on the gender, race, color,
23religion, language, national origin, or physical disability of
24a person except to the extent authorized by the United States
25Constitution, the constitution and laws of this State, or

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1other applicable federal law.
2 Section 30. Home rule. The regulation of immigration
3enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. A
4home rule unit may not regulate immigration enforcement. This
5Act is a denial and limitation of home rule powers and
6functions under subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of
7the Illinois Constitution.
8 (5 ILCS 100/5-45.37 rep.)
9 Section 100. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
10amended by repealing Section 5-45.37.
11 (5 ILCS 805/Act rep.)
12 Section 105. The Illinois TRUST Act is repealed.
13 Section 110. The Illinois Identification Card Act is
14amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
15 (15 ILCS 335/11) (from Ch. 124, par. 31)
16 (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210)
17 Sec. 11. Records.
18 (a) The Secretary may make a search of his records and
19furnish information as to whether a person has a current
20Standard Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois Person
21with a Disability Identification Card then on file, upon

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1receipt of a written application therefor accompanied with the
2prescribed fee. However, the Secretary may not disclose
3medical information concerning an individual to any person,
4public agency, private agency, corporation or governmental
5body unless the individual has submitted a written request for
6the information or unless the individual has given prior
7written consent for the release of the information to a
8specific person or entity. This exception shall not apply to:
9(1) offices and employees of the Secretary who have a need to
10know the medical information in performance of their official
11duties, or (2) orders of a court of competent jurisdiction.
12When medical information is disclosed by the Secretary in
13accordance with the provisions of this Section, no liability
14shall rest with the Office of the Secretary of State as the
15information is released for informational purposes only.
16 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
17Secretary may release personally identifying information only
18to:
19 (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a
20 need to know that information for issuance of driver's
21 licenses, permits, or identification cards and
22 investigation of fraud or misconduct;
23 (2) other governmental agencies for use in their
24 official governmental functions;
25 (3) law enforcement agencies for a criminal or civil
26 investigation;

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1 (3-5) the State Board of Elections as may be required
2 by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered
3 into with a multi-state voter registration list
4 maintenance system; or
5 (4) any entity that the Secretary has authorized, by
6 rule.
7 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
8Secretary may release highly restricted personal information
9only to:
10 (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a
11 need to access the information for the issuance of
12 driver's licenses, permits, or identification cards and
13 investigation of fraud or misconduct;
14 (2) law enforcement officials for a criminal or civil
15 law enforcement investigation;
16 (3) the State Board of Elections for the purpose of
17 providing the signature for completion of voter
18 registration; or
19 (4) any other entity the Secretary has authorized by
20 rule.
21 (d) Documents required to be submitted with an application
22for an identification card to prove the applicant's identity
23(name and date of birth), social security number, written
24signature, residency, and, as applicable, proof of lawful
25status shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except
26to the following persons:

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1 (1) the individual to whom the identification card was
2 issued, upon written request;
3 (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State
4 who have a need to have access to the stored images for
5 purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses,
6 permits, or identification cards and investigation of
7 fraud or misconduct;
8 (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal
9 law enforcement investigation;
10 (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by
11 rule.
12 (e) The Secretary may not disclose an individual's social
13security number or any associated information obtained from
14the Social Security Administration without the written request
15or consent of the individual except: (i) to officers and
16employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the social
17security number in the performance of their official duties;
18(ii) to law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal law
19enforcement investigation if an officer of the law enforcement
20agency has made a written request to the Secretary specifying
21the law enforcement investigation for which the social
22security number is being sought; (iii) under a lawful court
23order signed by a judge; (iv) to the Illinois Department of
24Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of confirming veteran status
25to agencies in other states responsible for the issuance of
26state identification cards for participation in State-to-State

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1verification service; or (v) the last 4 digits to the Illinois
2State Board of Elections for purposes of voter registration
3and as may be required pursuant to an agreement for a
4multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. The
5Secretary retains the right to require additional verification
6regarding the validity of a request from law enforcement. If
7social security information is disclosed by the Secretary in
8accordance with this Section, no liability shall rest with the
9Office of the Secretary of State or any of its officers or
10employees, as the information is released for official
11purposes only.
12 (f) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial
13recognition search services or photographs obtained in the
14process of issuing an identification card to any federal,
15State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental
16entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws.
17This subsection shall not apply to requests from federal,
18State, or local law enforcement agencies or other governmental
19entities for facial recognition search services or photographs
20obtained in the process of issuing a driver's license or
21permit when the purpose of the request relates to criminal
22activity other than violations of immigration laws.
23(Source: P.A. 101-326, eff. 8-9-19; 102-354, eff. 8-13-21.)
24 (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210)
25 Sec. 11. Records.

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1 (a) The Secretary may make a search of his records and
2furnish information as to whether a person has a current
3Standard Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois Person
4with a Disability Identification Card then on file, upon
5receipt of a written application therefor accompanied with the
6prescribed fee. However, the Secretary may not disclose
7medical information concerning an individual to any person,
8public agency, private agency, corporation or governmental
9body unless the individual has submitted a written request for
10the information or unless the individual has given prior
11written consent for the release of the information to a
12specific person or entity. This exception shall not apply to:
13(1) offices and employees of the Secretary who have a need to
14know the medical information in performance of their official
15duties, or (2) orders of a court of competent jurisdiction.
16When medical information is disclosed by the Secretary in
17accordance with the provisions of this Section, no liability
18shall rest with the Office of the Secretary of State as the
19information is released for informational purposes only.
20 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
21Secretary may release personally identifying information only
22to:
23 (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a
24 need to know that information for issuance of driver's
25 licenses, permits, or identification cards and
26 investigation of fraud or misconduct;

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1 (2) other governmental agencies for use in their
2 official governmental functions;
3 (3) law enforcement agencies for a criminal or civil
4 investigation, except as restricted by subsections (g) and
5 (h);
6 (3-5) the State Board of Elections as may be required
7 by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered
8 into with a multi-state voter registration list
9 maintenance system; or
10 (4) any entity that the Secretary has authorized, by
11 rule.
12 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
13Secretary may release highly restricted personal information
14only to:
15 (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a
16 need to access the information for the issuance of
17 driver's licenses, permits, or identification cards and
18 investigation of fraud or misconduct;
19 (2) law enforcement officials for a criminal or civil
20 law enforcement investigation, except as restricted by
21 subsections (g) and (h);
22 (3) the State Board of Elections for the purpose of
23 providing the signature for completion of voter
24 registration; or
25 (4) any other entity the Secretary has authorized by
26 rule.

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1 (d) Documents required to be submitted with an application
2for an identification card to prove the applicant's identity
3(name and date of birth), social security number or lack of a
4social security number, written signature, residency, and, as
5applicable, citizenship and immigration status and country of
6citizenship shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed
7except to the following persons:
8 (1) the individual to whom the identification card was
9 issued, upon written request;
10 (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State
11 who have a need to have access to the stored images for
12 purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses,
13 permits, or identification cards and investigation of
14 fraud or misconduct;
15 (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal
16 law enforcement investigation, except as restricted by
17 subsections (g) and (h);
18 (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by
19 rule.
20 (e) The Secretary may not disclose an individual's social
21security number or any associated information obtained from
22the Social Security Administration without the written request
23or consent of the individual except: (i) to officers and
24employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the social
25security number in the performance of their official duties;
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1enforcement officials for a civil or criminal law enforcement
2investigation if an officer of the law enforcement agency has
3made a written request to the Secretary specifying the law
4enforcement investigation for which the social security number
5is being sought; (iii) under a lawful court order signed by a
6judge; (iv) to the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs
7for the purpose of confirming veteran status to agencies in
8other states responsible for the issuance of state
9identification cards for participation in State-to-State
10verification service; or (v) the last 4 digits to the Illinois
11State Board of Elections for purposes of voter registration
12and as may be required pursuant to an agreement for a
13multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. The
14Secretary retains the right to require additional verification
15regarding the validity of a request from law enforcement. If
16social security information is disclosed by the Secretary in
17accordance with this Section, no liability shall rest with the
18Office of the Secretary of State or any of its officers or
19employees, as the information is released for official
20purposes only.
21 (f) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial
22recognition search services or photographs obtained in the
23process of issuing an identification card to any federal,
24State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental
25entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws.
26This subsection shall not apply to requests from federal,

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1State, or local law enforcement agencies or other governmental
2entities for facial recognition search services or photographs
3obtained in the process of issuing a driver's license or
4permit when the purpose of the request relates to criminal
5activity other than violations of immigration laws.
6 (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
7Secretary may not release highly restricted personal
8information or personally identifying information or disclose
9documents described in subsection (d) to any immigration
10agent, as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois TRUST Act,
11unless necessary to comply with the following, to the extent
12that production of such information or documents is
13specifically required:
14 (1) a lawful court order;
15 (2) a judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed
16 pursuant to Article III of the Constitution of the United
17 States; or
18 (3) a subpoena for individual records issued by a
19 federal or State court.
20 When responding to such a court order, warrant, or
21subpoena, the Secretary shall disclose only those documents or
22information specifically requested. Within 3 business days of
23receiving such a court order, warrant, or subpoena, the
24Secretary shall send a notification to the individual about
25whom such information was requested that a court order,
26warrant, or subpoena was received and the identity of the

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1entity that presented the court order, warrant, or subpoena.
2 As used in this subsection, "immigration agent" means an
3agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
4U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any similar or
5successor agency.
6 (h) The Secretary shall not enter into or maintain any
7agreement regarding the sharing of any highly restricted
8personal information or personally identifying information or
9documents described in subsection (d) unless all other parties
10to such agreement certify that the information obtained will
11not be used for civil immigration purposes or knowingly
12disseminated to any third party for any purpose related to
13civil immigration enforcement.
14(Source: P.A. 102-354, eff. 8-13-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)
15 Section 115. The Department of Human Services Act is
16amended by adding Section 1-90 as follows:
17 (20 ILCS 1305/1-90 new)
18 Sec. 1-90. Asylum Travel Expense Program.
19 (a) As used in this Section, "noncitizen seeking asylum"
20means a noncitizen who wants to begin the process of seeking
21asylum through processes required by the United States
22Citizenship and Immigration Services or who has already begun
23or has completed the application process of requesting asylum
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1Services.
2 (b) The Asylum Travel Expense Program is created within
3the Department. The Program shall, subject to funding as
4provided in subsection (c) and future appropriation, provide
5noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois
6transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state
7that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies
8from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs
9Enforcement or other federal government agency with
10immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the
11noncitizen seeking asylum. The Department may provide for,
12using moneys from the Fund established under subsection (c),
13transportation and travel expenses to relocate the noncitizen
14seeking asylum to the state of choice of the noncitizen or the
15country of origin of the noncitizen as allowed under this
16subsection. The method of transportation selected by the
17Department shall be by the cheapest means to transport the
18noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired
19destination. The Department may adopt rules to implement the
20Program.
21 (c) On July 1, 2024, the State Comptroller shall direct
22and the State Treasurer shall transfer $10,000,000 from the
23General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expenses Fund, a
24special fund that is created in the State treasury, and may be
25expended by the Secretary of Transportation to provide
26transportation and travel expenses as provided in subsection

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1(b).
2 Section 120. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
3Section 5.1015 as follows:
4 (30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new)
5 Sec. 5.1015. The Asylum Travel Expenses Fund.
6 (305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 rep.)
7 Section 125. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
8repealing Section 12-4.35.
9 Section 130. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
10changing Section 6-110.3 as follows:
11 (625 ILCS 5/6-110.3)
12 (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
13delayed effective date)
14 Sec. 6-110.3. Restrictions on use of information for
15certain purposes.
16 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
17Secretary may not release or make accessible in any manner any
18highly restricted personal information as defined in Section
191-125.9 or personally identifying information as defined in
20Section 1-159.2, provide images, photos, or facial recognition
21services as described in Section 6-110.1, or disclose

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1documents as described in Section 6-110.2 to any immigration
2agent as defined in Section 10 of the Illinois TRUST Act,
3unless necessary to comply with the following, to the extent
4that production of such information or documents is
5specifically required:
6 (1) a lawful court order;
7 (2) a judicial warrant signed by a judge appointed
8 pursuant to Article III of the Constitution of the United
9 States; or
10 (3) a subpoena for individual records issued by a
11 federal or State court.
12 When responding to such a court order, warrant, or
13subpoena, the Secretary shall disclose only those documents or
14information specifically requested. Within 3 business days of
15receiving such a court order, warrant, or subpoena, the
16Secretary shall send a notification to the individual about
17whom such information was requested that a court order,
18warrant, or subpoena was received and the identity of the
19entity that presented the court order, warrant, or subpoena.
20 As used in this subsection, "immigration agent" means an
21agent of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the
22U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or any similar or
23successor agency.
24 (b) The Secretary shall not enter into or maintain any
25agreement regarding the sharing of any highly restricted
26personal information as defined in Section 1-125.9, personally

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1identifying information as defined in Section 1-159.2, images
2or photos described in Section 6-110.1, or documents described
3in Section 6-110.2 unless all other parties to such agreement
4certify that the information obtained will not be used for
5civil immigration purposes or knowingly disseminated to any
6third party for any purpose related to civil immigration
7enforcement.
8(Source: P.A. 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.)
9 Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
10makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by
11text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
12Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
13text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
14changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
15other Public Act.
16 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.

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