2024 Regular SessionIndiana Legislature

SB0181: Citizenship and immigration status.

Legislative Summary

Citizenship and immigration status. Provides that, if the attorney general determines probable cause exists, the attorney general, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials. Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.

Bill History

1/9/2024
Authored by Senator Koch
Senate
1/9/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation
Senate
1/16/2024
Committee report: do pass, adopted
Senate
1/18/2024
Amendment #1 (Tomes) prevailed; voice vote
Senate
1/18/2024
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Senate
1/18/2024
Senator Crider added as second author
Senate
1/18/2024
Senators Zay and Busch added as coauthors
Senate
1/18/2024
Senators Deery, Dernulc, Donato, Doriot added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 16: yeas 37, nays 9
Senate
1/22/2024
House sponsor: Representative Jeter
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Alexander, Becker, Bohacek, Buchanan added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Buck, Byrne, Charbonneau, Crane added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Freeman, Garten, Gaskill, Goode G added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Holdman, Johnson T, Leising, Messmer added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senators Niemeyer, Raatz, Tomes, Walker G added as coauthors
Senate
1/22/2024
Senator Rogers added as coauthor
Senate
1/23/2024
Referred to the House
Senate
1/29/2024
Representative Goodrich added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/6/2024
First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary
House of Representatives
2/22/2024
Committee report: do pass, adopted
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Second reading: ordered engrossed
House of Representatives
2/26/2024
Representative Prescott added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 224: yeas 70, nays 23
House of Representatives
2/27/2024
Representative Lauer added as cosponsor
House of Representatives
2/28/2024
Returned to the Senate without amendments
House of Representatives
3/4/2024
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senate
3/7/2024
Signed by the Speaker
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Signed by the President of the Senate
Senate
3/12/2024
Signed by the Governor
Senate
3/12/2024
Public Law 76
Senate

Amendments

House Amendment #1

House Amendment #1

2/26/2024Not Adopted

House Judiciary Amendment #2

House Judiciary Amendment #2

2/20/2024Not Adopted

House Judiciary Amendment #1

House Judiciary Amendment #1

2/20/2024Not Adopted

Senate Amendment #1

Senate Amendment #1

1/18/2024Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House - Third reading
2/27/2024
70
Yea
23
Nay
3
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate - Third reading
1/22/2024
37
Yea
9
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/12/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text2/28/202469.2 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text2/22/202492.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text1/18/202491.3 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text1/16/202490.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/9/202471.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/29/202452.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/27/202452.9 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/26/202452.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note2/22/202452.7 KB
Misc
Misc2/22/202470.9 KB
Misc
Misc2/21/202422.7 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/22/202452.6 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/19/202452.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/16/202452.7 KB
Misc
Misc1/16/202448.7 KB
Misc
Misc1/16/202421.2 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note1/9/202452.4 KB