Bill Status of SB 1203   104th General Assembly

Short Description:  IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ACT

Senate Sponsors
Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  1/24/2025SenateReferred to Assignments

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
5 ILCS 100/5-45.37 rep.
5 ILCS 805/Act rep.
15 ILCS 335/11from Ch. 124, par. 31
20 ILCS 1305/1-90 new
30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new
305 ILCS 5/12-4.35 rep.
625 ILCS 5/6-110.3

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Immigration Enforcement Act. Provides that a State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency may not adopt or maintain a law, ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, directive, order, practice, or procedure, formal or informal, written or unwritten, that prohibits or materially restricts the State entity, local entity, or law enforcement agency from complying with or assisting in the enforcement of immigration laws. Includes mandatory duties of law enforcement agencies regarding immigration detainers. Requires a county jail, municipal jail, and the Department of Corrections to enter into an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal agency for temporarily housing persons who are the subject of immigration detainers and for the payment of the costs of housing and detaining those persons. Requires implementation of the Act in a manner consistent with federal laws and regulations governing immigration and discrimination, protecting the civil rights of all persons, and respecting the privileges and immunities of United States citizens. Limits home rule powers by providing that regulation of immigration enforcement is an exclusive power and function of the State. Repeals the Illinois TRUST Act. Makes corresponding changes in the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals provisions in the Illinois Public Aid Code and the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to medical services for certain noncitizens. Amends the Department of Human Services Act. Creates the Asylum Travel Expense Program in the Department of Human Services to provide noncitizens seeking asylum who are residing in Illinois transportation and travel expenses for travel to another state that prohibits law enforcement or other governmental agencies from assisting the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or other federal government agency with immigration enforcement or to the country of origin of the noncitizen seeking asylum. Requires the method of transportation selected by the Department to be by the cheapest means to transport the noncitizen seeking asylum to the noncitizen's desired destination. Provides for the transfer of $10,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund into the Asylum Travel Expense Program Fund to fund the Program. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Fund. Effective immediately.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  1/24/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney
  1/24/2025SenateFirst Reading
  1/24/2025SenateReferred to Assignments

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