89R9792 MP-D
	By: Spiller	H.B. No. 2361

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to agreements between local law enforcement agencies and
	United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce
	federal immigration law.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 370, Local Government Code, is amended
	by adding Section 370.010 to read as follows:
	Sec. 370.010.  IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS;
	INJUNCTION; DENIAL OF STATE GRANT FUNDS. (a)  Each law enforcement
	agency of a political subdivision shall request and, as offered,
	enter into a written agreement with United States Immigration and
	Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g), Immigration and
	Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357), to authorize officers and
	employees of the municipality or county to enforce federal
	immigration law, and if an agreement is executed, dedicate a
	minimum number of peace officers to assist in the enforcement of
	federal immigration law.
	(b)  For each attempt to request and enter into an agreement
	described by Subsection (a) that did not result in the execution of
	an agreement, the law enforcement agency shall document the request
	and all other efforts, including as necessary the submission of a
	complete application, to enter into the agreement, maintain that
	documentation indefinitely, and provide a copy to the attorney
	general.
	(c)  An agreement entered into under this section must
	include the scope, duration, and limitations of the authority.
	(d)  If the attorney general determines that a law
	enforcement agency failed to comply with Subsection (a), the
	attorney general shall provide to the law enforcement agency
	written notice of the noncompliance. The notice must state:
	(1)  the requirements of this section; and
	(2)  that if the law enforcement agency fails to comply
	with this section not later than the 30th day after the date the law
	enforcement agency receives the notice:
	(A)  the attorney general may bring an action
	against the law enforcement agency under Subsection (e); and
	(B)  the political subdivision served by the law
	enforcement agency may be subject to losing state grant funds under
	Subsection (g).
	(e)  The attorney general may bring an action in a district
	court in Travis County for appropriate injunctive relief against a
	law enforcement agency that fails to comply with Subsection (a) if:
	(1)  the attorney general provided the notice required
	by Subsection (d);
	(2)  the 30-day period described by Subsection (d)(2)
	has elapsed; and
	(3)  the law enforcement agency continues to fail to
	comply with Subsection (a).
	(f)  The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses
	incurred in obtaining relief under Subsection (e), including court
	costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness
	fees, and deposition costs.
	(g)  The political subdivision served by a law enforcement
	agency may not receive state grant funds, and state grant funds for
	the political subdivision shall be denied, for the state fiscal
	year following the year in which a final judicial determination in
	an action brought under Subsection (e) is made that the law
	enforcement agency has failed to comply with Subsection (a).
	(h)  The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement
	Subsection (g) uniformly among the state agencies from which state
	grant funds are distributed to a political subdivision.
	SECTION 2.  As soon as practicable after the effective date
	of this Act, each law enforcement agency of a political subdivision
	shall comply with Section 370.010, Local Government Code, as added
	by this Act.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
	Act takes effect September 1, 2025.