Bill Text: PA SB890 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibiting the enactment of sanctuary ordinances.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-03 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [SB890 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB890-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1155
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 890 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY McILHINNEY, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, GREENLEAF, SOLOBAY, WAUGH, FOLMER, BREWSTER, MENSCH, ALLOWAY AND TOMLINSON, MAY 3, 2011
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 3, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting the enactment of sanctuary
ordinances.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 303. Sanctuary ordinances.
(a) Prohibition.--
(1) No municipality shall enact or adopt any sanctuary
policy. Any municipality that enacts or adopts a sanctuary
policy shall be ineligible for any money provided through
grants administered by a State agency or department until the
sanctuary policy is repealed or is no longer in effect.
(2) Upon the complaint of any State resident regarding a
municipality or prior to the provision of funds or awarding
of any grants to a municipality, the Attorney General shall
investigate and shall issue an opinion stating whether the
municipality has current policies in contravention of this
section.
(b) Notice.--The governing body or chief law enforcement
person of each municipality shall provide each law enforcement
officer with written notice of the duty to cooperate with
Federal and State agencies and officials on matters pertaining
to enforcement of Federal and State laws governing immigration.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Municipality official." Any elected or appointed official
who has the authority to enact or amend ordinances or any law
enforcement officer serving the municipality.
"Ordinance." An ordinance or a resolution of a municipality.
"Sanctuary policy." Any municipality's ordinance enacted or
followed that:
(1) Limits or prohibits any municipality official or
person employed by the municipality from communicating or
cooperating with Federal agencies or officials to verify or
report the immigration status of any alien within the
municipality.
(2) Grants to illegal aliens the right to lawful
presence or status within the municipality in violation of
Federal law.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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