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Committee narrows and advances bill requiring officers to report suspected undocumented immigrants to ICE or Border Patrol
Summary
House Bill 15 85 was amended to require, when a peace officer has probable cause to believe an immigrant is in the country illegally, that the officer report the person to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or the U.S. Border Patrol; the committee removed a penalty provision and the tip-line phone number and advanced the bill.
The House Judiciary Committee amended House Bill 15 85 to require a peace officer who has probable cause to believe an immigrant is in the United States illegally to report that person to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the U.S. Border Patrol. The committee deleted a separate section referencing a tip line phone number and removed an infraction penalty provision during amendment debate.
Representative Vetter and other members proposed changes to add a probable‑cause…
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