Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: Introduced

HB 5580 — Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

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  • SUBCHAPTER D. IMMIGRATION LAW ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN SHERIFFS AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Sec. 752.081. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) The sheriff of each county with a population of 100,000 or more shall request, and as offered, enter into a written agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g)), or an agreement under a similar federal program to authorize officers and employees of the sheriff's department to enforce federal immigration law. (b) The sheriff of a county with a population of less than 100,000 may request, and as offered, enter into a written agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement under Section 287(g), Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1357(g)), or an agreement under a similar federal program to authorize officers and employees of the sheriff's department to enforce federal immigration law. (c) An agreement entered into under this section must include the scope, duration, and limitations of the authority to enforce federal immigration law. (d) A sheriff who enters into an agreement under this section shall allocate the necessary resources, including personnel and funding, to ensure the proper implementation of the agreement, including the resources necessary to meet any reasonable objectives for enforcement set forth in the agreement. (e) The sheriff of a county with a population of 100,000 or more who requested but was not offered a written agreement under this section shall make additional requests to enter into a written agreement under this section at least once annually after each request is made. Sec. 752.082. GRANT PROGRAM FOR SHERIFFS OF CERTAIN COUNTIES IMPLEMENTING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) In this section, "grant" means a grant authorized to be awarded by the comptroller under the grant program established by this section. (b) From any money appropriated or otherwise available for this purpose, the comptroller shall establish and administer a competitive grant program to support the state purpose of assisting sheriffs serving counties participating in agreements in which officers and employees of the sheriffs' departments are authorized to enforce federal immigration law. (c) A sheriff is eligible to apply for a grant under this section if the sheriff serves a county that has a population of less than one million and has entered into an agreement under Section 752.081. The application must include a detailed plan on how the sheriff intends to implement and sustain the sheriff's participation in the agreement. (d) On approval of an application submitted under Subsection (c) and using any money available to the comptroller for this purpose, the comptroller shall award a grant to an eligible sheriff who applies for the grant. The comptroller shall award grant money in a manner that fairly distributes the money among sheriffs awarded grants under this section, and each award to a sheriff must be proportional to the population of the county the sheriff serves. (e) A sheriff who is awarded a grant under this section must use the grant money to pay the costs associated with participating in the agreement that is the subject of the grant that are not reimbursed by the federal government. Grant money may only be spent over a two-year period on: (1) compensation for peace officers participating in the agreement; (2) generating and delivering reports required by the agreement, including reports required by this subchapter; (3) equipment for peace officers related to the agreement, including the cost of repairing or replacing equipment required, but not provided, under the agreement; (4) attendance by a peace officer at any training or other event required under the agreement; and (5) other expenses associated with participating in the agreement as determined by the comptroller. (f) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to implement thi

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Action History

  1. Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. Committee report distributed

  3. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  5. Considered in formal meeting

  6. Recalled from subcommittee

  7. Left pending in subcommittee

  8. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  9. Considered by s/c in public hearing

  10. Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  11. Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

  12. Read first time

  13. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 5580 do?
Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.
Who sponsors HB 5580?
HB 5580 is sponsored by David Spiller, AJ Louderback, Mano DeAyala, Carl Tepper, Trent Ashby, Ken King, Ben Bumgarner, Jay Dean, Carrie Isaac, David Lowe, John McQueeney, Will Metcalf, and Mike Olcott.
What is the current status of HB 5580?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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