Indiana 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 29 R cosponsors

SB 181 — Citizenship and immigration status.

Last action — Public Law 76

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 62% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 33 sponsors

    3 primary, 30 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (29 R).

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Summary

Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Public Law 76

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Signed by the President of the Senate

  4. Signed by the Speaker

  5. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  6. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 70, nays 23

  8. Representative Lauer added as cosponsor

  9. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  10. Representative Prescott added as cosponsor

  11. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  12. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  13. Representative Goodrich added as cosponsor

  14. Referred to the House

  15. Senators Buck, Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane added as coauthors

  16. Senators Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Goode G added as coauthors

  17. Senator Rogers added as coauthor

  18. House sponsor: Representative Jeter

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 37, nays 9

  20. Senators Niemeyer, Raatz, Tomes, Walker G added as coauthors

  21. Senators Alexander, Becker, Bohacek, Buchanan added as coauthors

  22. Senators Holdman, Johnson T, Leising, Messmer added as coauthors

  23. Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed

  24. Amendment #1 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote

  25. Senators Zay and Busch added as coauthors

  26. Senator Crider added as second author

  27. Senators Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot added as coauthors

  28. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  29. Authored by Senator Koch

  30. First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 30 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (30)

Not signed on (117)

117 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

immigration education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 181 do?
Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.
Who sponsors SB 181?
SB 181 is sponsored by Ryan Lauer (Republican), J.D. Prescott (Republican), Chuck Goodrich, Chris Jeter (Republican), Linda Rogers (Republican), Greg Walker (Republican), James Tomes (Republican), Jeff Raatz (Republican), Rick Niemeyer (Republican), Mark Messmer, Jean Leising (Republican), Tyler Johnson (Republican), Travis Holdman (Republican), Greg Goode (Republican), Mike Gaskill (Republican), Chris Garten (Republican), Aaron Freeman (Republican), John Crane, Ed Charbonneau (Republican), Gary Byrne (Republican), James Buck (Republican), Brian Buchanan (Republican), Mike Bohacek (Republican), Vaneta Becker (Republican), Scott Alexander (Republican), Blake Doriot (Republican), Stacey Donato (Republican), Dan Dernulc (Republican), Spencer Deery (Republican), Justin Busch (Republican), Andy Zay, Michael Crider (Republican), and Eric Koch (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 181?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 09, 2024. Enacted.
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