SB 5 CO Vetoed
Rights Violation in Immigration Enforcement Remedy
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Summary
The act creates a statutory cause of action for a person who has their federal constitutional rights violated by another person who, acting under color of law, is participating in civil immigration enforcement. A person who violates the United States constitution while participating in civil immigration enforcement and whose conduct was the proximate cause of violating another person's constitutional rights is liable to the person whose rights are violated for legal or equitable relief or any other appropriate relief. The action must be commenced within 2 years after the cause of action accrues. The act appropriates $125,604 to the department of law from the legal services cash fund to provide legal services for the department of personnel.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Sponsors (11)
- J. Gonzales Democratic · sponsor
- M. Weissman Democratic · sponsor
- J. Mabrey Democratic · sponsor
- Y. Zokaie Democratic · sponsor
- J. Coleman Democratic · sponsor
- N. Hinrichsen Democratic · sponsor
- I. Jodeh Democratic · sponsor
- C. Kipp Democratic · sponsor
- J. Marchman Democratic · sponsor
- R. Rodriguez Democratic · sponsor
- K. Wallace Democratic · sponsor
33 coauthors / cosponsors
- J. Amabile Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Ball Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Bridges Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Cutter Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Danielson Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Exum Democratic · cosponsor
- C. Kolker Democratic · cosponsor
- W. Lindstedt Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Snyder Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Sullivan Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Bacon Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Boesenecker Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Brown Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Duran Democratic · cosponsor
- R. English Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Froelich Democratic · cosponsor
- L. García Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Gilchrist Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Jackson Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Joseph Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Lindsay Democratic · cosponsor
- K. McCormick Democratic · cosponsor
- K. Nguyen Democratic · cosponsor
- A. Paschal Democratic · cosponsor
- M. Rutinel Democratic · cosponsor
- G. Rydin Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Sirota Democratic · cosponsor
- L. Smith Democratic · cosponsor
- T. Story Democratic · cosponsor
- B. Titone Democratic · cosponsor
- E. Velasco Democratic · cosponsor
- J. Willford Democratic · cosponsor
- S. Woodrow Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (15)
- Jun 3, 2026 Governor Vetoed · executive
- May 22, 2026 Sent to the Governor · executive
- May 22, 2026 Signed by the Speaker of the House · lower
- May 22, 2026 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
- May 7, 2026 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 6, 2026 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments · lower
- May 4, 2026 House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole · lower
- Apr 22, 2026 House Committee on Judiciary Refer Unamended to Appropriations · lower
- Apr 14, 2026 Introduced In House - Assigned to Judiciary · lower
- Feb 24, 2026 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 23, 2026 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor · upper
- Feb 20, 2026 Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 02/23/2026 - No Amendments · upper
- Feb 18, 2026 Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole · upper
- Feb 2, 2026 Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Appropriations · upper
- Jan 14, 2026 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary · upper
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