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BILL · 2007–08 SESSION

HB 2441: Assistance compacts

Requiring law enforcement agencies to enter into assistance compacts with the federal department of homeland security to help enforce immigration laws as they pertain to certain sex offenders who have been classified as risk level III, have been convicted of a sex offense against a minor victim, or have a prior conviction for failure to register as a sex offender.

Summary

  • Requires each general authority Washington law enforcement agency to, within one year of the effective date of this act, enter into an agreement with the attorney general of the United States under 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1357(g) that allows officers employed by the agency to perform the function of an immigration officer in relation to the investigation, apprehension, or detention of aliens in the United States who: (1)…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 14, 2008
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Skip Priest (R-30)
Introduced
January 14, 2008 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2008
Budget
Makes appropriations

AN ACT Relating to requiring law enforcement agencies to enter into assistance compacts with the federal department of homeland security to help enforce immigration laws as they pertain to certain sex offenders who have been classified as risk level III, have been convicted of a sex offense against a minor victim, or have a prior conviction for failure to register as a sex offender;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Skip Priest (R-30)

26 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 25 Republicans)

Kirk Pearson R-39Dan Kristiansen R-39Mike Armstrong R-12Jay Rodne R-5Larry Crouse R-4Barbara Bailey R-10Cary Condotta R-12Larry Haler R-8Bill Hinkle R-13Steve Hailey R-9Joel Kretz R-7Judy Warnick R-13Bob Sump R-7Dan Roach R-31John Ahern R-6Ed Orcutt R-18Daniel Newhouse R-15Gary Alexander R-20Mary Skinner R-14Jim McCune R-2Christopher Hurst D-31Lynn Schindler R-4Maureen Walsh R-16Tom Campbell R-2Jim Dunn R-17Joyce McDonald R-25

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness.
  2. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 2441 in other sessions

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