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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
The Tennessee House passed legislation Tuesday that would require increased reporting of law enforcement run-ins with illegal aliens.
House Bill 0833 (HB0833), sponsored by State Representative Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown-District 38), passed nearly along party lines with 75 ayes and 20 noes. Two Democrat representatives voted in favor of the bill – Larry Miller (D-Memphis-District 88) and Johnny Shaw (D-Bolivar-District 80).
The legislation “requires each law enforcement agency, except for the Tennessee bureau of investigation, to report monthly to the department of safety each interaction that the law enforcement agency had with illegal aliens over the previous month.”
It also “requires that such report include the date of the interaction, the number of illegal aliens encountered, and a description of identification documents, if any, in their possession.”
The Department of Safety would also be required to provide a report including “an assessment of the population of illegal aliens residing in this state and any associated criminal enterprises” to the General Assembly by December 1st of each year or at the request of either the House or Senate speaker.
The House opted to conform to companion Senate Bill 0750 (SB0750), sponsored by Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston-District 12). SB0750 previously passed through the Senate on April 9.
After the bill’s introduction, State Representative Kip Capley (R-Summertown-District 71) called previous questions before any discussion of the bill took place. That motion prevailed and the bill went to a final vote.
Having passed both the House and the Senate, the bill will move on to await Governor Lee’s signature. The act will take effect immediately upon becoming a law.
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