HB 21-1194 CO

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The act creates the immigration legal defense fund (fund). The department of labor and employment, as the administrator, awards grants from the fund to qualifying nonprofit organizations (organizations) that provide legal advice, counseling, and representation for, and on behalf of, indigent clients who are subject to an immigration proceeding. The act lists permissible uses of grant money awarded from the fund.Organizations that receive a grant from the fund are required to report to the administrator certain information about persons served and services provided by the organization.For the 2021-22 state fiscal year, the act appropriates $100,000 to the immigration legal defense fund from the general fund.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

• Kerry Tipper · primary
• Naquetta Ricks Democratic · primary
• Dominick Moreno · primary

1. Jun 25, 2021 Governor Signed · executive
2. Jun 22, 2021 Sent to the Governor · executive
3. Jun 22, 2021 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
4. Jun 22, 2021 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
5. Jun 8, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass · lower
6. Jun 4, 2021 House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily · lower
7. Jun 3, 2021 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
8. Jun 2, 2021 Senate Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · upper
9. Jun 2, 2021 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
10. May 20, 2021 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
11. May 12, 2021 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
12. May 12, 2021 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
13. May 11, 2021 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee · lower
14. May 7, 2021 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
15. Mar 30, 2021 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · lower
16. Mar 4, 2021 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Signed Act (06/25/2021) · PDF
• Final Act (06/21/2021) · PDF
• Rerevised (06/03/2021) · PDF
• Revised (06/02/2021) · PDF
• Reengrossed (05/12/2021) · PDF
• Engrossed (05/11/2021) · PDF
• Introduced (03/04/2021) · PDF
• PA3 (05/21/2021) · PDF
• PA2 (05/07/2021) · PDF
• PA1 (04/01/2021) · PDF
• Committee Amendment · PDF