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Senate panel hears SB 72 proposing state-level ICE-like program; lawmakers flag unknowns
Summary
Senate Bill 72, sponsored by Sen. David Gregory, would create a state-level program analogous to ICE; committee discussion raised legal uncertainties and the measure had not been acted on in committee at the time of reporting.
The Missouri Senate Transportation, Infrastructure and Public Safety Committee heard Senate Bill 72, sponsored by Senator David Gregory of Chesterfield, a measure that the committee summary describes as seeking to create an immigration-enforcement program at the state level similar to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
During the hearing, Senator Barbara Ann Washington of Kansas City, who serves on the panel, told the sponsor she saw "a lot of unknowns in this proposal." Another committee participant asked how the proposal would function without a statute to guide judicial interpretation, saying, "If there's no statute, then the judge can't interpret it. So why can't you put everything in here?" The committee had not acted on SB 72 as of the transcript's account.
The transcript does not include the bill text, specific legal mechanisms proposed, or any recorded vote. Committee members raised procedural and legal questions but did not adopt a recommendation during the recorded proceedings.
Because the committee had not acted, SB 72 remained in committee status pending further consideration; the transcript did not indicate a timeline for additional hearings or amendments.
