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SB 21 — Local Governments; violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; waive sovereign and governmental immunities

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 80 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions applicable to counties, municipal corporations, and other governmental entities, so as to waive sovereign and governmental immunities for local governments and their officials and employees for a violation of the prohibition on immigration sanctuary policies; to amend Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding jails, so as to require sheriffs, jailers, and deputies to honor immigration detainer requests issued by the Department of Homeland Security; to provide a definition; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

House Withdrawn, Recommitted

Legislative term
Georgia General Assembly 2025–2026
Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Chamber or committee
Georgia Senate
Measure type
Bill
Introduced
Jan 27, 2025

Bill timeline (11)

Votes on this bill (2)

Sponsorships (2)

Greg Dolezal

Cosponsor
Office service
State Senator · District 27 · From Jan 14, 2019
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=1; sequence=13; Dolezal, Greg; sponsorship listed in session 1033; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Jan 27, 2025

Brian Strickland

Cosponsor
Office service
State Senator · District 42 · From Jan 13, 2025
Role in source
Georgia sponsorType=1; sequence=14; Strickland, Brian; sponsorship listed in session 1033; start uses sourced bill introduction date
From
Jan 27, 2025

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