Current NC Bills on Illegal Immigration

Here are a list of Bills currently in the NC General Assembly which are concerned with illegal immigration.
Let your state congressmen/women know you are watching their actions on these measures carefully!



HOUSE BILLS -IMMIGRATION ISSUES

HB 84-NO BAIL FOR CERTAIN ILLEGAL ALIENS-An act to provide that persons not
lawfully present in the United States may be denied pretrial release in certain
circumstances.
Representative Burr and Burris-Floyd (Primary Sponsors); Blust, Guice, Stager, Starnes

Latest Action-H-2/12/09-Referred to Ways & Means/Broadband Connectivity, if
favorable, Judiciary I, if favorable, Appropriations

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HB 922-NORTH CAROLINA ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PREVENTION ACT-An act to
establish the North Carolina Illegal Immigration Prevention Act to provide for the
comprehensive regulation of persons in this state who are not lawfully present in the
United States.
Holloway, Blust, Cleveland and Neumann (Primary Sponsors); Blackwood, Brown, Burr,
Dollar, Hilton, Killian, McGee, Moore, Setzer, Starnes, and Stevens

Latest Action-H-4/1/09-Referred to Judiciary I, if favorable, Homeland Security,
Military, and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Finance

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HB 194-CREATE CRIME OF SMUGGLING HUMAN BEINGS-An act to make it a crime to
smuggle a human being for profit or commercial purpose.
Blackwood.

Latest Action-H-2/18/09-Referred to Judiciary III, if favorable, Appropriations

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HB 324-STIMULUS FUNDS/CONTRACTORS MUST USE E-VERIFY-An act to require
contractors that will be compensated by federal economic stimulus funds to use the
Federal E-Verify system, except as otherwise required by federal law.
Cleveland, Neumann, and Burr (Primary Sponsors); Allred, Blackwell, Blust, Boles,
Brown, Burris-Floyd, Current, Dockham, Dollar, Folwell, Frye, Guice, Gulley, Hilton,
Holloway, Killian, Langdon, Lewis, McCormick, McGee, Mills, Randleman, Sager, Starnes,
Stevens, Tillis, Wiley

Latest Action-H-3/2/09-Referred to Federal Relations and Indian Affairs, if favorable,
Appropriations

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HB 338-STIMULUS FUNDS/CONTRACTORS MUST USE E-VERIFY-An act to require
contractors that will be compensated by federal economic stimulus funds to use the
Federal E-Verify system, except as otherwise required by federal law or where necessary
in order to ensure receipt of funds.
McElraft (Primary Sponsor); Avila, Blackwood, Blust, Brubaker, Burr, Burris-Floyd,
Current, Daughtry, Dockham, Dollar, Frye, Hilton, Howard, Hurley, Johnson, Justice,
Justus, Killian, Langdon, Lewis, McComas, McCormick, McGee, Neumann, Randleman,
Samuelson, Starnes, Steen, Stevens, Tillis, West, Wiley, and Womble

Latest Action-H-3/2/09-Referred to Federal Relations and Indian Affairs, if favorable,
Appropriations

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HB 344-EMPLOYERS MUST USE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM-An act to require that
employers in this state use the Federal E-Verify Program or a similar verification of work
authorization program; and to appropriate funds to establish and support a position to
assist in the implementation and execution of this act.
Neumann; Cleveland (Primary Sponsors); Gulley

Latest Action-H-3/2/09-Referred to Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship,
if favorable, Judiciary I, if favorable, Appropriations

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HB 294-NO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION/ILLEGAL ALIENS-An actprohibiting illegal
aliens from attending North Carolina Community Colleges and Universities.
Cleveland; Neumann; Burris-Floyd (Primary Sponsors); Blackwood, Blust, Brubaker, Burr,
Current, Dockham, Frye, Gillespie, Guice, Hilton, Holloway, Hurley, Langdon, McGee,
Randleman, Sager, Setzer, Stevens, Tillis, West

Latest Action-H-2/26/09-Referred to Education, if favorable, Judiciary 1
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SENATE BILLS -IMMIGRATION ISSUES

SB 32-EMPLOYERS MUST USE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM-An act to require that
employers in this state use the federal E-verify program or a similar verification of work
authorization program; and to appropriate funds to establish and support a position to
assist in the implementation and execution of this Act
Snow; Allran, Apodaca, Atwater, Berger of Franklin, Blake, Boseman, Davis, Goss, Hoyle,
Jacumin, McKissick, Nesbitt, Queen, Rand, Swindell, Tillman, and Vaughan.

Latest Action-S-2/4/09-Referred to Commerce, if favorable, re-ref to
Appropriations/Base Budget

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SB 290-NO FEDERAL STIMULUS MONEY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS-An act to prohibit the use
of federal economic stimulus funds for illegal aliens, except as otherwise required by
federal law or where necessary in order to ensure receipt of funds.
Forrester

Latest Action-2/25/09-Referred to Appropriations/Base Budget

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SB 337-NC ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION REFORM ACT-An act to enact the North Carolina
Illegal Immigration Reform Act. Allran; Apodaca, Brunstetter, Forrester, Jacumin

Latest Action-S-2/26/09-Referred to State and Local Government, if favorable, to
Finance

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SB 398-SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION COMPLIANCE-An act to establish the North
Carolina Security and Immigration Compliance Act to provide for the comprehensive
regulation of persons in this state who are not lawfully present in the United States.
Clary; Allran, Apodaca, Berger, Bingham, Blake, Brock, Brown, Brunstetter, East,
Forrester, Hunt, Preston, Rucho, Tillman

Latest Action-S-3/5/09-Referred to Commerce, if fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base
Budget

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SB 237-VOTING MATERIALS IN ENGLISH-An act to restrict voter registration forms and
ballots to the English language except as required by federal law.
Brock; Allran and Hunt

Latest Action-S-2/19/09-Referred to Judiciary I

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SB 155-COMMUNITY COLLEGES CAN’T ADMIT ILLEGAL ALIENS-An act to prohibit illegal
aliens from attending North Carolina Community Colleges.
Berger of Rockingham; Brock; East; Forrester; Jacumin; and Tillman

Latest Action-S-2/12/09-Referred to Education/Higher Education

Great post! I am going to print this out and see if I can keep an eye on these.
And if you don't hear from me after Memorial Day, it means that I am still stuck in some gubbernment computer.