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Texas Senate Bill 4 was first introduced into the Texas Legislature on November 15, 2016. [7] It passed the Texas Senate on February 8, 2017, by a vote of 20–10. [ 8 ] The bill then went to the Texas House of Representatives , where it passed on April 27, 2017, by a vote of 94–53, with one representative voting "present."
After the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect in Texas on Tuesday, that same night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put the same bill on hold.. There’s plenty to examine ...
Texas Senate Bill 4 (Texas S.B. 4) is a Texas state statute enacted by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by governor Greg Abbott on December 18, 2023. The bill allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants who enter the state illegally. [1] Senate Bill 4 is the subject of United States v.
Supporters of SB4 and Senate Bill 3 say the legislation is necessary to address the immigration crisis at the border. "SB 4 is the strongest border security bill Texas has ever passed," Republican ...
SB 4, which Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law in December, had been scheduled to take effect March 5, but its implementation was delayed after the Justice Department and civil rights groups sued Texas.
When Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas on Feb. 29 issued the first hold on SB 4, he said the attempt to enforce immigration law falls under the federal ...
On March 4, the Supreme Court, via an order by Justice Samuel Alito, took up the case and left the law on hold until it reversed course March 19 and lifted the hold, allowing SB 4 to take effect ...
Kurtis Gregory, 51st district (2021–present) [171] Mike Haffner, 55th district (2019–present) [172] Bill Hardwick, 121st district (2021–present) [171] Wendy Hausman, 65th district (2023–present) [171] Mike Henderson, 117th district (2017–present), Speaker pro tempore (2023–present) [314] Justin Hicks, 108th district (2023–present ...