H 3129 General Bill, By Bedingfield, Horne, Simrill, Toole, G.R. Smith, Taylor, Murphy, G.M. Smith, Bingham, Long, Viers, Herbkersman and McCoy
Summary: Illegal alien enforcement
    A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING ARTICLE 15 TO CHAPTER 3, TITLE 23 SO AS TO ENTITLE THE ARTICLE "ILLEGAL ALIENS ENFORCEMENT", TO PROVIDE FOR PROCEDURES FOR VERIFICATION OF A PERSON'S IMMIGRATION STATUS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE WARRANTLESS ARREST OF PERSONS SUSPECTED OF BEING PRESENT IN THE UNITED STATES UNLAWFULLY; BY ADDING SECTION 16-9-470 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF WILFUL FAILURE TO COMPLETE OR CARRY AN ALIEN REGISTRATION DOCUMENT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR THE VARIOUS DEGREES OF THE OFFENSE; AND BY ADDING SECTION 16-9-480 SO AS TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF UNLAWFULLY HIRING AND PICKING UP WORKERS AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WHILE IMPEDING TRAFFIC, TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF ENTERING MOTOR VEHICLES STOPPED IN RIGHTS-OF-WAY TO BE HIRED TO WORK AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, AND TO PROVIDE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS.
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12/07/10	House	Prefiled
12/07/10	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/11/11	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 56)
01/11/11	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 56)
01/12/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Long
01/19/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Viers
02/08/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: Herbkersman
02/23/11	House	Member(s) request name added as sponsor: McCoy