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S 0856 Concurrent Resolution, By McConnell, Grooms, Ritchie, Bryant, Campsen, O'Dell, Alexander, Elliott, McGill, Ceips and Knotts
Summary: Immigration
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE THAT NO PROVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION SHALL RESTRICT OR LIMIT A STATE FROM ENFORCING FEDERAL LAW WITH REGARD TO IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE MAY DECIDE WHAT GOVERNMENT SERVICES FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE STATE MAY BE PROVIDED TO OR DENIED TO UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATES SHALL HAVE ANY POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY PREEMPTED BY CONGRESS, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH STATE HAS THE POWER TO PRESCRIBE STATE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE UNITED STATES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE HAS THE POWER TO APPREHEND AND EXPEL PERSONS FROM ITS BORDERS WHO ARE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, AND THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST PROVIDE TIMELY ASSISTANCE IN EXPELLING UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS UPON A REQUEST BY A STATE.
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Summary: Immigration
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES TO CALL A CONVENTION FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE PURPOSE OF PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE THAT NO PROVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION SHALL RESTRICT OR LIMIT A STATE FROM ENFORCING FEDERAL LAW WITH REGARD TO IMMIGRATION VIOLATIONS, TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE MAY DECIDE WHAT GOVERNMENT SERVICES FUNDED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE STATE MAY BE PROVIDED TO OR DENIED TO UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATES SHALL HAVE ANY POWER TO REGULATE IMMIGRATION THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY PREEMPTED BY CONGRESS, TO PROVIDE THAT EACH STATE HAS THE POWER TO PRESCRIBE STATE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ILLEGALLY ENTERING THE UNITED STATES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE HAS THE POWER TO APPREHEND AND EXPEL PERSONS FROM ITS BORDERS WHO ARE IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAW, AND THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST PROVIDE TIMELY ASSISTANCE IN EXPELLING UNDOCUMENTED ALIENS UPON A REQUEST BY A STATE.
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| 12/05/07 | Senate | Prefiled |
| 12/05/07 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary |
| 01/08/08 | Senate | Introduced SJ-31 |
| 01/08/08 | Senate | Referred to Committee on Judiciary SJ-31 |
| 01/15/08 | Senate | Referred to Subcommittee: Ritchie (ch), Sheheen, Campsen, Scott, Williams, Vaughn |
| 01/16/08 | Senate | Committee report: Majority favorable with amend., minority unfavorable Judiciary SJ-17 |
| 01/17/08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 01/24/08 | Senate | Special order, set for January 24, 2008 SJ-17 |
| 01/29/08 | Senate | Committee Amendment Adopted SJ-13 |
| 01/29/08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 01/30/08 | Scrivener's error corrected | |
| 01/30/08 | Senate | Adopted, sent to House SJ-20 |
| 01/31/08 | House | Introduced HJ-12 |
| 01/31/08 | House | Referred to Committee on Judiciary HJ-12 |