This article is about the bill on sanctuary cities. For the bill on migrant deportations, see Texas Senate Bill 4 (2023).
Senate Bill 4
Seal of Texas
Texas Legislature
Citation
Senate Bill 4 (PDF) (Bill 4). Texas Legislature. 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
Territorial extent
Texas
Passed by
Texas Senate
Passed
2017-02-8
Enacted by
Texas House
Enacted
2017-04-27
Signed by
Greg Abbott
Signed
2017-05-7
Effective
2017-09-1
First chamber: Texas Senate
Introduced by
Charles Perry
Summary
Restricts sanctuary cities by mandating that local police must work with federal immigration officials, allows police to inquire about immigration status of detainees.[1]
Keywords
Immigration, law enforcement, sanctuary cities
Status: In force
Texas Senate Bill 4 (or Texas SB 4) is a bill that effectively bans sanctuary cities in the state of Texas. It was filed on November 15, 2016, and discussed during the regular session of the eighty-fifth Texas Legislature. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill into law on May 7, 2017.
The law was the subject of several legal challenges, though it remains in effect.
^"Everything you need to know about Texas' "sanctuary cities" law". 8 May 2017.
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