Refugees, certain; assisting federal government with resettling. (HB852)
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Passed Senate |
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Description
Assisting federal government with resettling of certain refugees. Provides that no agency of the Commonwealth, political subdivision of the Commonwealth, officer or employee of either acting in his official capacity, or member of the Virginia National Guard or Virginia Defense Force, when such member is serving in the Virginia National Guard or the Virginia Defense Force on official state duty, shall knowingly aid, participate with, or otherwise provide any assistance to (i) any agency, department, or other instrumentality of the federal government, or any employee or officer thereof, with the resettlement in the Commonwealth of any refugee from any country that has been designated a state sponsor of terrorism by the U.S. State Department or (ii) any such refugee who has been resettled in the Commonwealth on or after January 1, 2016. The bill contains an emergency clause and has an expiration date of July 1, 2018. Read the Bill »
Status
02/11/2016: Incorporated into Another Bill
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16100989D |
| 01/12/2016 | Committee |
| 01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 |
| 01/12/2016 | Prefiled and ordered printed with emergency clause; offered 01/13/16 16100989D |
| 01/12/2016 | Referred to Committee on General Laws |
| 01/18/2016 | Assigned to sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/18/2016 | Assigned GL sub: Subcommittee #2 |
| 01/28/2016 | Impact statement from VDH (HB852) |
| 02/09/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 2-N) |
| 02/11/2016 | Incorporated by General Laws (HB494-Marshall, R.G.) |
Comments
The ACLU of VA strongly opposed this bill. The U.S. Constitution and Federal law prohibits the state from denying basic public services to a person based on their national origin