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Immigration Bill Debate Deferred After Heated Exchange; House Recesses 40–31
Summary
Representative Harrod moved to lift House Bill 300 from Rules and send it to the Law Enforcement Committee; the motion drew objections about process and constituent preferences and was not resolved before the House voted to recess for 15 minutes, a motion that passed 40–31.
A floor motion to lift House Bill 300 — described in debate as an "illegal alien amendment" — from the Rules Committee and refer it to the Law Enforcement Committee drew sharp debate on Feb. 27 and was put on hold when the House voted to recess for 15 minutes.
Representative Harrod, the bill’s sponsor, urged that the chamber hear the bill and said he had spent two months hearing from legal immigrants and small‑business owners who oppose illegal employment practices. "I have a…
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