Bill Summary for H 135 (2019-2020)
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May 6 2019
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AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT ADOPT SANCTUARY POLICIES, ORDINANCES, OR PROCEDURES IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW.Intro. by Cleveland, Presnell, Speciale, Brody.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Part IV.
Amends proposed GS 153A-145.5 and GS 160A-205.2 by specifying that a county, or city, respectively, in violation of the statute has waived its governmental immunity in the specific action brought against it. Makes other clarifying changes.
Amends GS 153A-435.1 and GS 160A-485.1 by providing that a county, or city, respectively, has waived its immunity from civil liability in tort if the county is in violation of GS 153A-145.5 (was, if the county does not comply with GS 153A-145.5) and an unauthorized alien commits a crime within the county's corporate limits.
Makes Section 4 of the act effective July 1, 2019, instead of when the act becomes law.