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House fails to pull immigration bill from committee after close procedural vote, sparking floor debate
Summary
A motion to withdraw House Bill 3,551 from committee — a step that would have allowed the Oregon House to consider a bill to align local enforcement with federal immigration law for convicted violent offenders — failed on the floor. Lawmakers on both sides used floor time after the vote to debate sanctuary policy, public safety and state costs.
A motion to withdraw House Bill 3,551 from the Committee on Judiciary failed on the House floor, blocking immediate consideration of legislation that would have allowed local enforcement cooperation with federal immigration authorities in cases involving certain convictions.
The measure was the subject of a brief procedural motion on the floor. "Mister Speaker, I move that House Bill 3,551 be withdrawn from the Committee on Judiciary," said Representative Scarlatos when the motion was offered. The clerk then read the bill's summary: the measure "requires public bodies and law enforcement agencies to enforce federal immigration laws with respect to any individual who is convicted of a violent felony or class A misdemeanor or felony [specified]…
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