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Trust Act Passes California Senate, But Will Jerry Brown Sign It? (UPDATED)
The Huffington Post | By Roque Planas
Posted: 09/10/2013 10:41 am EDT | Updated: 09/10/2013 5:14 pm EDT
UPDATE: The California State Assembly voted in favor of the amended Trust Act on Tuesday. The bill now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk and will become law if he chooses to sign it.
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The California state Senate passed the Trust Act by a vote of 24 to 10 on Monday, California daily La Opinión reports. The immigration legislation must now head to the lower house -- which passed an earlier version of the bill -- to approve amendments before heading to Gov. Jerry Browns office for a signature.
The legislation, which would restrict local police from detaining undocumented immigrants without serious criminal records on behalf of federal immigration authorities, is one of a flurry of bills flooding through the state legislature as the session draws to a close.
Brown vetoed the Trust Act last year, calling it fatally flawed because he said the list of offenses classified as serious crimes under the bill was not extensive enough. For example, the bill would bar local cooperation even when the person arrested has been convicted of certain crimes involving child abuse, drug trafficking, selling weapons, using children to sell drugs, or gangs.
Trust Act Passes California Senate, But Will Jerry Brown Sign It? (UPDATED)
The Huffington Post | By Roque Planas
Posted: 09/10/2013 10:41 am EDT | Updated: 09/10/2013 5:14 pm EDT
UPDATE: The California State Assembly voted in favor of the amended Trust Act on Tuesday. The bill now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown's desk and will become law if he chooses to sign it.
PREVIOUSLY...
The California state Senate passed the Trust Act by a vote of 24 to 10 on Monday, California daily La Opinión reports. The immigration legislation must now head to the lower house -- which passed an earlier version of the bill -- to approve amendments before heading to Gov. Jerry Browns office for a signature.
The legislation, which would restrict local police from detaining undocumented immigrants without serious criminal records on behalf of federal immigration authorities, is one of a flurry of bills flooding through the state legislature as the session draws to a close.
Brown vetoed the Trust Act last year, calling it fatally flawed because he said the list of offenses classified as serious crimes under the bill was not extensive enough. For example, the bill would bar local cooperation even when the person arrested has been convicted of certain crimes involving child abuse, drug trafficking, selling weapons, using children to sell drugs, or gangs.
Trust Act Passes California Senate, But Will Jerry Brown Sign It? (UPDATED)