Martinez Fischer Bill Repeals Sheriff ICE Agreement Mandate

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90R1510 MP-D

By: Martinez Fischer
H.B. No. 123

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the repeal of laws requiring agreements between certain

sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement

to enforce federal immigration law and providing a grant program to

cover the costs of implementing those agreements.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 753, Government Code, is repealed.

SECTION 2. On and after the effective date of this Act, and

notwithstanding Subchapter C, Chapter 752, Government Code, a

sheriff who entered into an agreement as required by Section

753.051, Government Code, as repealed by this Act, may terminate

that agreement as provided under the terms of the agreement, or

otherwise, by providing written notice to the United States

Immigration and Customs Enforcement within a reasonable period

before the stated date of termination in the notice.

SECTION 3. On and after the effective date of this Act, the

comptroller may not award any grant under the grant program

described by Subchapter C, Chapter 753, Government Code, as

repealed by this Act. Any grant awarded under that subchapter

before the effective date of this Act continues to be subject to the

requirements of that subchapter, including any rules or procedures

adopted by the comptroller, related to the administration of the

grant program, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 4. An action brought by the attorney general to

enforce Chapter 753, Government Code, as repealed by this Act, that

is pending on the effective date of this Act is dismissed on that

date. Any equitable relief granted under Chapter 753, Government

Code, as repealed by this Act, for purposes of enforcing that

chapter is void.

SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2027.