Citizenship of arrestee; if accused is not committed to jail, arresting officer to ascertain. (HB958)
Introduced By
Del. Rob Bell (R-Charlottesville) with support from co-patrons Del. Mark Cole (R-Fredericksburg), and Del. Gordon Helsel (R-Poquoson)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
☐ |
Signed by Governor |
☐ |
Became Law |
Description
Arresting officer to ascertain citizenship of arrestee. Supplements the existing law that requires sheriffs to make a query into legal presence when a person is "taken into custody" at a jail. This bill expands such inquiries by requiring inquiries of everyone arrested, and requires that an arresting officer inquire of every arrestee whether he (i) was born in a country other than the United States and (ii) is a citizen of a country other than the United States. Read the Bill »
Status
02/29/2012: Passed the Senate
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/11/2012 | Committee |
| 01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12102220D |
| 01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 01/16/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal |
| 01/24/2012 | Assigned Courts sub: #3 Immigration |
| 01/31/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB958) |
| 02/08/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 2-N) |
| 02/10/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (15-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/10/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105318D-H1 |
| 02/10/2012 | Incorporates HB89 |
| 02/10/2012 | Incorporates HB320 |
| 02/12/2012 | Read first time |
| 02/13/2012 | Read second time |
| 02/13/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105318D-H1 |
| 02/13/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB958H1 |
| 02/14/2012 | Read third time and passed House (81-Y 19-N) |
| 02/14/2012 | VOTE: PASSAGE (81-Y 19-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/15/2012 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
| 02/20/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB958H1) |
| 02/27/2012 | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/27/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105661D-S1 |
| 02/28/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2012 | Read third time |
| 02/29/2012 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 02/29/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105661D-S1 |
| 02/29/2012 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB958S1 |
| 02/29/2012 | Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 13-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2012 | Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/29/2012 | Passed Senate with substitute (26-Y 14-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/01/2012 | Placed on Calendar |
| 03/02/2012 | Speaker ruled substitute 12105661D-S1 not germane |
| 03/06/2012 | Chair rules bill not properly before Senate |
| 03/10/2012 | No further action taken |
| 03/10/2012 | Failed to pass in House |
Comments
VACOLAO opposes this bill which would require an immigration status check of everyone issued a summons for even the most minor offenses (like loitering). The legislation will take state and local police officers off the streets and impose an unfunded mandate on localities because of the need for more officers to make up for the time spent.
This bill which is similar to Alabama's will simply make our state a harder place to live - as we see in Alabama. Immigrants legal and illegal will leave - something having a very negative effect on our agricultural economy. Law enforcement will be involved in duties they never wanted, and immigrant communities will fear them and stop reporting crimes. The state will be involved in using taxpayer money to fight expensive lawsuits on racial profiling.
Immigration cannot be a statewide patchwork issue.