NH |
HR |
23 |
Memorial Resolution |
01/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution memorializes Harold "Chip" Rice and offers the highest praise and accolades and profound thanks for his service to his country, the state, and the town he called home for many years. He was serving his seventh term as a state representative representing the citizens of Merrimack County District 27, the city of Concord. Beyond his civic engagement, Rice made a career of standing up for those who had no voice, sometimes literally as he'd advocate for refugees who couldn't speak the language, he worked for our most vulnerable citizens with disabilities and as the director of Rockingham Community Action Program. |
Resolutions |
FL |
HR |
8011 |
Recognition Resolution |
01/11/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes February 12-16, 2018, as Jewish American Heritage Week in Florida. |
Resolutions |
WA |
HR |
4655 |
Religious Freedom Day |
01/16/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution remembers the passage of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on Jan. 16, 1786, and recognizes Religious Freedom Day to commemorate that great historical accomplishment that provided the heart of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Many of the first immigrants to our nation came to these shores motivated by their desire for religious liberty so that they could worship according to the dictates of their own consciences. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
43 |
Commendatory Resolution |
01/18/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center. |
Resolutions |
CO |
HR |
1004 |
DREAM Act |
01/19/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution states that members of the Colorado House of Representatives stand by the economic and cultural contributions that DACA recipients, as well as Dreamers who were left out of the program, have made for the people of Colorado. Members of the Colorado House of Representatives urge Colorado's congressional delegation to support efforts to immediately find a collaborative and rational approach to passing a permanent legislative solution that allows Dreamers to secure legal status. |
Resolutions |
SC |
H |
4669 |
Recognition Resolution |
01/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the seventieth anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel and to reaffirm the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the state and Israel. |
Resolutions |
KY |
HR |
108 |
Memorial Resolution |
01/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution expresses sympathy upon the passing of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning Jr., posthumously thanks him for his decades of service to the people of Northern Kentucky and to all those in this Commonwealth, and recognize him as a Kentuckian of the highest standing. Jim Bunning became both a tireless advocate for the conservative cause and a fearless, tenacious fighter who opposed such issues as illegal immigration and the policies of the Federal Reserve. |
Resolutions |
KY |
SR |
35 |
Memorial Resolution |
01/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution expresses sympathy upon the passing of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning Jr., posthumously thanks him for his decades of service to the people of Northern Kentucky and to all those in this Commonwealth, and recognize him as a Kentuckian of the highest standing. Jim Bunning became both a tireless advocate for the conservative cause and a fearless, tenacious fighter who opposed such issues as illegal immigration and the policies of the Federal Reserve. |
Resolutions |
RI |
H |
7331 |
Taiwan Relations |
01/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution reaffirms the friendship between Rhode Island and Taiwan, enhances bilateral relations, and supports Taiwan in the international community. |
Resolutions |
WA |
HR |
4664 |
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month |
01/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes those people and organizations that fight daily against the scourge of human trafficking, and encourages others to observe the National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month with appropriate ceremonies and activities to combat human trafficking. |
Resolutions |
SD |
HCR |
1005 |
National Social Work Month |
01/31/2018 - Enacted |
The Legislature of the State of South Dakota commends and recognizes the numerous contributions made by South Dakota's social workers. Social workers have pushed for decades to ensure rights for all, including women, Native Americans, immigrants, refugees, disabled persons, and various ethnic, cultural, and religious groups, and continue to engage and bring together individuals, communities, agencies, and government to help society solve some of the most pressing issues of the day including immigration reform, equal rights for all, affordable and good health care and mental health care for all, and protecting the environment. |
Resolutions |
FL |
SR |
1912 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes June 2018 as Caribbean Heritage Month in Florida. |
Resolutions |
TN |
SJR |
480 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/01/2018 - Enacted |
The Tennessee General Assembly commends the city of Gallatin for being named the "Nicest Place in America" by Reader's Digest and extends sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness for all the citizens of this remarkable community. The resolution includes recognition of Gallatin as home to a thriving refugee population: In the 1990s, when Sudan was ravaged by civil war and its people were displaced, Gallatin welcomed the refugees with open arms, regardless of their age or language proficiency. Currently, the Southern Sudanese Youth Connection helps more than 1,000 refugees in the area find housing and education opportunities. |
Resolutions |
VA |
SR |
16 |
Commendatory Resolution |
02/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival. |
Resolutions |
PR |
S |
57 |
Domestic Violence Prevention |
02/05/2018 - Enacted |
This law orders the Office of the Procurator for Women to develop and establish the agenda for the protection and prevention of domestic violence of women of foreign nationality residing in Puerto Rico. |
Law_Enforcement |
MS |
SCR |
545 |
Honorary Women Amendment |
02/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates March 2018 as "Women's History Month in Mississippi" with its theme "Nevertheless She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women," celebrating the 38th anniversary of the Women's History Movement. Among the women recognized are Christina Jimenez and Angelica Salas. Christina Jimenez is executive director and co-founder of United We Dream (UWD), the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the country. She was part of the team that led to the historic victory of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2012. In 2017 Jimenez was awarded a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship "Genius Grant." Angelica Salas, executive director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), is a leading spokesperson for federal immigration policy reform. In California, she helped win in-state tuition for undocumented students and established day labor job centers that have become a national model. Ms. Salas is a coalition builder, connecting diverse groups at the state and national level. |
Resolutions |
PA |
SR |
275 |
Observation Resolution |
02/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution observes March 1, 2018, as St. David's Day in Pennsylvania and honoring the many Pennsylvanians of Welsh heritage. |
Resolutions |
FL |
HR |
8017 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the 70th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirms the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between Florida and Israel. |
Resolutions |
FL |
SR |
584 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the 70th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirms the bonds of close friendship and cooperation between the State and Israel. |
Resolutions |
NM |
SM |
49 |
Help New Mexico Inc Day |
02/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares February 7, 2018 help New Mexico, Inc. Day in the Senate in honor of that organization's rich tradition of community service and commitment, including work on behalf of migrants. |
Resolutions |
FL |
HR |
8037 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/08/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes June 2018 as Caribbean Heritage Month in Florida. |
Resolutions |
VA |
SR |
23 |
Celebratory Resolution |
02/08/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of Father Gerard Creedon, an Irish immigrant. |
Resolutions |
KY |
SR |
116 |
Honorary Resolution |
02/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors Reverend Joe Phelps upon the occasion of his January 21, 2018, retirement as pastor of Highland Baptist Church. Joe Phelps is a co-chair for EmpowerWest, a black and white church collaboration in West Louisville and serves on the boards of Kentucky Refugee Ministries and EthicsDaily.com. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HR |
51 |
Commendatory Resolution |
02/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Virginia Czech & Slovak Folklife Festival. |
Resolutions |
NM |
SM |
96 |
Services for Victims of Human Trafficking |
02/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution requests that the crime victims reparation commission convene meetings to facilitate collaboration with the office of the attorney general, the New Mexico human trafficking task force, the life link and the New Mexico tribal task force on human trafficking to develop strategies, priorities and policies to improve services for victims of human trafficking and to identify gaps in services to victims of human trafficking, as well as housing, advocacy and policy issues affecting Native American and immigrant populations. |
Resolutions |
SD |
HC |
1013 |
Honorary Resolution |
02/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates and honors Tabor's Annual Czech Days festivities on the occasion of its seventieth anniversary on June 14-16, 2018. |
Resolutions |
SD |
SCR |
7 |
Israel Support |
02/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution supports the State of Israel. |
Resolutions |
NM |
HM |
54 |
Commitment of New Mexico to Human & Civil Rights |
02/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution affirms the commitment of New Mexico and its political subdivisions to human and civil rights and to freedom for refugees and immigrants, both documented and undocumented. |
Resolutions |
NM |
HM |
89 |
Services for Victims of Human Trafficking |
02/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution requests that the crime victims reparation commission convene meetings to facilitate collaboration with the office of the attorney general, the New Mexico human trafficking task force, the life link and the New Mexico tribal task force on human trafficking to develop strategies, priorities and policies to improve services for victims of human trafficking and to identify gaps in services to victims of human trafficking, as well as housing, advocacy and policy issues affecting Native American and immigrant populations. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1193 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Physicians' Care Clinic on the grand occasion of its 25th anniversary. Most clinic patients have nowhere to turn for their primary health care, save the emergency room, but PCC serves the working poor, the unemployed, those with very low income, those who are in transition, and immigrants and refugees who are in the process of settling in DeKalb County by offering them affordable health care options that cater to their current economic situations. |
Resolutions |
IL |
SR |
1409 |
Memorial Resolution |
02/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourns the death of Polish immigrants, Edward and Ernestine Nedza. |
Resolutions |
NM |
SM |
25 |
Driver License Guidelines Report |
02/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution requests an update from the taxation and revenue department on implementation of the REAL ID Act to the legislature, and reports from those with expired or lost documents who have faced obstacles when applying for or renewing their state-issued documents. In 2016, New Mexico came into compliance with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 with a two-tier driver's license. Many faced obstacles when applying or renewing state-issued documents including senior citizens, adopted individuals, residents of rural areas, those with mobility limitations, Native Americans, homeless people, and immigrants. |
Resolutions |
WA |
SR |
8680 |
Sons of Italy in America |
02/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution concerns contributions made by the order of the Sons of Italy in America. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1245 |
Commendatory Resolution |
02/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Maria Zulfigar for her diligence and dedication in pursuing the highest honor awarded by the Girl Scouts program and congratulates her on earning the Girl Scout Gold Award. Maria participated in Project Aid, which was designed to teach first aid skills to newly settled refugees within the United States through a series of three workshops, as well as to bring awareness of the need for first aid education to the Alpharetta and Milton areas. |
Resolutions |
WA |
SR |
8707 |
Estonian Independence Day |
02/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes Estonian Independence Day. Tens of thousands of Estonians fled their homeland and the resulting communist regime and immigrated to Washington where they have been for decades and contribute to the rich history and culture of the state. |
Resolutions |
WI |
SJR |
97 |
Honorary Resolution |
02/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution relates to the life and public service of Paul H. Kusuda, the son of Japanese immigrants, who was imprisoned in an internment camp. |
Resolutions |
UT |
H |
7 |
State Budget Bill |
02/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law allocates less funding for refugee programs and services due to caseload growth. |
Budgets |
FL |
HR |
8043 |
Designation Resolution |
02/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates May 2018 as Haitian Heritage Month in Florida. Approximately 46 percent of Haitian Americans are living and prospering in the state. |
Resolutions |
FL |
SR |
1062 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes February 5-9, 2018, as Jewish American Heritage Week in Florida. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1283 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and commends Jacqueline Michelle Watson on Caribbean American Day. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1285 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and commends Sherryl Calliste-Thegg on the occasion of Caribbean American Day. |
Resolutions |
SC |
H |
4985 |
Honorary Resolution |
02/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and honors Colombian immigrant, Mrs. Paola Andrea Mosquera Arce, for her outstanding community and diplomatic work in the Americas and to wish her continued success in all her future endeavors. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
140 |
Human Trafficking Awareness Month |
02/22/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution encourages all Californians to become educated about human trafficking and work to eradicate these criminal practices within and beyond our borders. It also encourages legislators, as well as organizations, businesses, and individuals, to host or sponsor and attend community events to bring visibility and support to efforts made by nongovernmental organizations to recognize and combat human trafficking. The Legislature recognizes that California's extensive international border, major harbors and airports, powerful economy, accelerating population, large immigrant population, and industries make it a prime target for traffickers, and that combating slavery within California will serve to improve conditions both domestically and internationally. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
232 |
Commendatory Resolution |
02/22/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the nonprofit organization, Ayuda, for its work to improve the lives of low-income immigrants in the Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., regions by providing legal aid, social workers and case management, and interpreter services. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
269 |
Commendatory Resolution |
02/22/2018 - Enacted |
The General Assembly commends Dr. Jessica M. Jones on finishing as national runner-up in the American Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet. It includes recognition of her national immigration policy as the topic of the final round of the Discussion Meet and highlighted the importance of the foreign-born labor force to farms in the United States. |
Resolutions |
WI |
SJR |
101 |
Syttende Mai Weekend |
02/22/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution relates to proclaiming May 18, 19, and 20, 2018, Syttende Mai Weekend, in honor of Norwegian immigrants contributions to the state. |
Resolutions |
GA |
SR |
889 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes March 13, 2018, as New Americans Day at the state capitol. |
Resolutions |
CA |
HR |
69 |
Immigration |
02/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the President and the Congress of the United States to create a legislative solution to establish permanent legal status for Salvadorans who were granted temporary protected status. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SR |
84 |
California Dream Act |
02/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution encourages California residents eligible for in state tuition and financial aid under the California Dream Act to apply for college in order to realize their full potential as productive, educated residents of California. |
Resolutions |
GA |
SR |
922 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes April, 2018, as Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month at the state capitol. |
Resolutions |
IN |
HR |
35 |
Recognition Resolution |
02/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes "Farmworkers Awareness Week," the birthday of Cesar Chavez, and the work of Proteus, Inc. |
Resolutions |
WA |
SR |
8722 |
Nordic Heritage Museum |
02/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the opening of the new Nordic Heritage Museum. After over 150,000 Nordic immigrants settled in the Pacific Northwest between 1890 and 1910, Washington has one of the highest populations of people of Nordic descent in the United States. The Nordic Heritage Museum has been serving Western Washington from the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle since 1980, to honor the legacy of immigrants from the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. |
Resolutions |
ID |
H |
467 |
Appropriations |
02/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law makes an appropriation to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs. |
Budgets |
RI |
H |
7689 |
Calendar Resolution |
02/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 174th anniversary of Dominican Republic Independence on February 27, 2018. The strong business ethic within Rhode Island's Dominican community and local businesses owned by Dominican immigrants is evidenced by their myriad contributions, greatly adding to the economic vitality of the state. |
Resolutions |
RI |
S |
2491 |
Commemorative Resolution |
02/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 174th Anniversary of Dominican Republic Independence on February 27, 2018. |
Resolutions |
CO |
H |
1162 |
Supplemental Appropriation |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes appropriations for refugee assistance programs and Systematic Alien Verification for Eligibility. |
Budgets |
ID |
H |
352 |
Occupational Licensing |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This law provides licensure exemptions for a physician or physician assistant who is licensed and in good standing in another jurisdiction or credentialed in another country, if employed by an established athletic organization or performing arts company temporarily practicing, competing or performing in the state for no more than 60 days in a calendar year and is practicing only on those employed by such organization or company. |
Employment |
FL |
HR |
8005 |
Designation Resolution |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates February 21, 2018, as Dominican-American Heritage Day in Florida. |
Resolutions |
OR |
SCR |
201 |
Honorary Achievement |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes Dr. Erlinda Gonzales-Berry, Dr. Guadalupe Guajardo, Liliana Luna and Anita Yap as Oregon Women of Achievement. The resolution recognizes their leadership and service to the community, including their work with immigrants. |
Resolutions |
SD |
SCR |
16 |
Honorary Resolution |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution expresses our gratitude to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, for his work, including helping to reduce illegal immigration. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
283 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of Hendrik W. Tieleman, an immigrant from the Netherlands who endured Nazi rule in WWII. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
288 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of Ida Bonicelli Trigiani, a daughter of Italian immigrants. |
Resolutions |
VA |
SJR |
147 |
Commendatory Resolution |
03/02/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Honorable James C. Cacheris, the son of Greek immigrant. |
Resolutions |
GA |
H |
159 |
Supporting and Strengthening Families Act |
03/03/2018 - Enacted |
This law revises the requirements for adopting children, including those that are foreign-born. |
Public_Benefits |
FL |
SR |
1832 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the City of Miami Beach on the 103rd anniversary of its incorporation as a municipality. The 1959 communist revolution in Cuba brought change to South Florida, as more than 500,000 Cubans fled their homeland to escape the cruel reign of dictator Fidel Castro and, with their arrival, enriched the cultural fabric of Miami Beach, which has also welcomed immigrants from Latin America, the Caribbean, and beyond. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1421 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and commends the members of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Chairman Brian Counihan, and Grand Marshal Michael Aloysius Kenny on their roles in the 2018 St Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1427 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and commends the contributions of immigrants who own businesses in Georgia. |
Resolutions |
AL |
HR |
304 |
Honorary Resolution |
03/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Deputies Andy Reed, Hayden Clements, and Tyler Cline of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office with the 2018 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement for responding to a fire set by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees and saving 22 lives. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
86 |
Passage Of The Fourteenth Amendment |
03/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment marks a significant victory in a centuries-long fight for freedom and continues to lay a foundation for extending fundamental rights to all persons within the United States. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
372 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of the Honorable Joshua L. Robinson, the son of Lithuanian immigrants. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
409 |
Commendatory Resolution |
03/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Mary Mellon, the daughter of immigrants. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
412 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of Thelma Kouzes, the daughter of Danish immigrants. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1436 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Dr. Margaret Holt for her continued commitment to excellence, leadership, and service to others and extend sincere best wishes for continued success. She has contributed to evaluating a leadership development program in the Mississippi Delta for the Kellogg Foundation, a community leadership project with health professionals for the Charles F. Kettering Foundation, a public health project for the National Association of City and County Health Officials in Washington, D.C., and a course offered through the Center of Excellence at Tripler Air Force Base, Honolulu, that prepares medics in the military and in nongovernmental agencies to establish and manage refugee camps in world violence situations. |
Resolutions |
KY |
HR |
219 |
Refugee and Immigrant Day |
03/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes March 7, 2018, as Refugee and Immigrant Day at the Capitol. |
Resolutions |
KY |
SR |
238 |
Refugee and Immigrant Day |
03/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes March 7, 2018, as Refugee and Immigrant Day at the Capitol. |
Resolutions |
VA |
SJR |
161 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of the Most Reverend Francis X. Di Lorenzo, who worked to serve immigrant communities. |
Resolutions |
NM |
H |
2 |
General Appropriations |
03/07/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for the college assistance migrant program. |
Budgets |
ID |
SCR |
136 |
Proclamation Resolution |
03/08/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the numerous contributions made by America's social workers and proclaims March 2018 as National Social Work Month. Social workers continue to engage and bring together individuals, communities, agencies and government to help society solve some of the most pressing issues of the day, including immigration reform, equal rights for all, affordable and high-quality health care and mental health care for all, as well as protecting the environment. |
Resolutions |
AR |
H |
1086 |
Division of County Operation Appropriation |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This law makes an appropriation to the Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations for programs including the Refugee Resettlement Program. |
Budgets |
GA |
H |
683 |
State Liability |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes appropriations for Refugee Assistance programs. |
Budgets |
FL |
S |
7026 |
School Public Safety |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall develop informational documents and a court staff handbook on the risk protection order process. The office shall determine the significant non-English-speaking or limited English-speaking populations in the state and print the documents in such languages. The instructions, brochures, forms, and handbook must be prepared in consultation with interested persons, including representatives of gun violence prevention groups, judges, and law enforcement personnel. Materials must be based on best practices and must be available online to the public. |
Education |
WA |
S |
6145 |
Civil Service Qualifications |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires applicants for certain civil services to be citizens of the United States or lawful permanent residents. |
Employment |
GA |
HR |
1502 |
Commendatory Resolution |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Japanese immigrant, Fred Korematsu. |
Resolutions |
GA |
SR |
979 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and commends the members of the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, Chairman Brian Counihan, and Grand Marshal Michael Aloysius Kenny on their roles in the 2018 St Patrick's Day Parade in Savannah, Georgia. |
Resolutions |
TN |
HJR |
836 |
Statement of Intent or Position |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents supports and values an inclusive, safe, and innovative quality public education system that ensures all students can succeed, regardless of their zip code, the color of their skin, their native language, their gender/gender identity, their immigration status, their religion, or their social standing |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
449 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of Father Gerard Creedon, an Irish immigrant. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
486 |
Celebratory Resolution |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates the life of William G. Somerville, an Irish immigrant. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HJR |
487 |
Commendatory Resolution |
03/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Eileen Curtis for her 23-year stewardship of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce on the occasion of her retirement and includes recognition of the partnerships with six local high schools to help prepare the workforce of tomorrow and efforts to persuade the board of the Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce to embrace a platform of immigration reform. |
Resolutions |
FL |
S |
4 |
Excellence in Higher Education Act |
03/11/2018 - Enacted |
This higher education law includes a provision that students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes are not eligible for scholarship awards. |
Education |
WY |
S |
82 |
Miners Hospital Board Account |
03/12/2018 - Enacted |
This law defines "resident" as a United States citizen or legal alien. |
Budgets |
IN |
HR |
56 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the Workingman's Friend restaurant, opened and run by Macedonian immigrants. |
Resolutions |
CA |
A |
110 |
Supportive Services Provider Wages |
03/13/2018 - Enacted |
State and local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from contracting with the federal government for use of their facilities to house individuals as federal detainees for purposes of civil immigration custody, except as specified. |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
A |
108 |
Individual County Child Care Subsidy Plans |
03/13/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares that the Department of Social Services must conduct an assessment of child care needs in the county no less frequently than once every five years. One of these factors includes the number of children in migrant agricultural families who move from place to place for work or who are currently dependent for their income on agricultural employment. |
Public_Benefits |
WA |
S |
6287 |
Department of Children, Youth, and Families |
03/13/2018 - Enacted |
This law outlines evidence-based outcome measures for the WorkFirst program, including measures related to equitably serving the needs of historically underrepresented populations, such as English language learners, immigrants, refugees, and other diverse communities. |
Public_Benefits |
IN |
SR |
50 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes Farmworkers Awareness Week, the birthday of Cesar Chavez, and the work of Proteus, Inc. |
Resolutions |
LA |
SR |
14 |
Condolences |
03/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution expresses condolences on the death of Judge Kaliste Saloom Jr., the son of Lebanese immigrants. |
Resolutions |
PA |
HR |
730 |
Designation Resolution |
03/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates March 25, 2018, as Greek Independence Day. It recognizes the struggles of the Greek people for freedom in their homeland and reflect upon the importance of self-determination for all the people of the world. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1541 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and commends the contributions of Georgia's Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) and recognizes February 22, 2018, as Georgia Asian American Legislative Summit and Lobby Day at the state capitol. |
Resolutions |
IL |
SR |
1505 |
Memorial Resolution |
03/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourns the death of Greek immigrant, Christo Mathew Chris Dragatsis of Joliet. |
Resolutions |
PA |
HR |
706 |
Designation Resolution |
03/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates the month of March 2018 as Irish American Heritage Month. |
Resolutions |
PA |
HR |
739 |
Commemoration Resolution |
03/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Harrisburg, a Diocese founded by Irish Catholic immigrants. |
Resolutions |
WA |
H |
1022 |
Crime Victim Participation |
03/15/2018 - Enacted |
This law establishes the Safety and Access for Immigrant Victims Act for immigrant victims of human trafficking. It requires a course of study on U and T nonimmigrant visas, other legal protections for immigrant survivors of criminal activity, and promising practices in working with immigrant crime victims. |
HumanTrafficking |
GA |
HR |
1579 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the City of East Point for its vibrance, inclusiveness, and diversity and extend sincere best wishes for continued success. The City of East Point, Georgia, is a diverse community and is committed to the inclusion of all who reside, work within, and visit it, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or immigration status. |
Resolutions |
RI |
S |
2633 |
Calendar Resolution |
03/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the celebration of Saint Joseph, an important religious figure in the Italian-American community. |
Resolutions |
RI |
S |
2634 |
Calendar Resolution |
03/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the Celebration of Saint Patrick's Day. |
Resolutions |
UT |
H |
189 |
Driver License Exam Revisions |
03/16/2018 - Enacted |
This law changes the term of a limited-term license certificate issued to an approved asylee or refugee from four years to five years, allows the applicant to take the written examination in the person's native language for the first renewal, and requires that upon the second renewal, the applicant shall take the written examination in English. |
Id_DriversLicense |
OK |
H |
1270 |
HOPE Act |
03/16/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that prior to awarding assistance under Medicaid, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority shall verify eligibility information of each applicant including their immigration status. |
Public_Benefits |
MS |
H |
708 |
Licensed Professional Counselors |
03/19/2018 - Enacted |
The law allows provisional licensed professional counselors to be licensed if they meet certain educational and exam requirements. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States, or have an immigration document to verify legal alien work status in the United States. The immigration document must be current and issued by the United States Immigration Bureau. |
Employment |
ID |
H |
661 |
Commission on Hispanic Affairs Appropriations |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This law makes an appropriation to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs. |
Budgets |
ID |
HCR |
44 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the contributions of Catholics in Idaho history and congratulates the Diocese of Boise and all Idahoans of Catholic faith on the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the creation of the Diocese of Boise. The Catholic Church has been a source of spiritual guidance, comfort, and fellowship for many Idahoans, including many immigrant communities, including people of Irish, Basque, German and Hispanic origin. |
Resolutions |
KY |
HR |
252 |
Calendar Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes March as Irish American Heritage Month. |
Resolutions |
KY |
SR |
294 |
Calendar Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes March as Irish American Heritage Month for Kentucky. |
Resolutions |
LA |
SCR |
31 |
Commendations |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends, posthumously, former Jefferson Parish Sheriff Harry Lee, son of Chinese immigrants, for his contributions to the parish and the state. |
Resolutions |
NE |
LR |
349 |
Designation Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates March 31, 2018, as Cesar Chavez Day in Nebraska. |
Resolutions |
NE |
LR |
350 |
Designation Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates April 10, 2018, as Dolores Huerta Day in Nebraska. |
Resolutions |
RI |
H |
7979 |
Calendar Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates March 25, 2018 as the 197th anniversary of Greek Independence Day. |
Resolutions |
RI |
S |
2641 |
Calendar Resolution |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution celebrates March 25, 2018 as the 197th anniversary of Greek Independence Day. |
Resolutions |
UT |
HCR |
12 |
Accurate 2020 Census |
03/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution acknowledges Utah's reliance upon census data for political, business, and social welfare purposes, expresses concern that Congress has underfunded the 2020 Census, expresses concern that rural residents and marginalized communities (including ethnic and immigrant communities) are at risk of being under-counted by the 2020 Census, and urges Congress to adequately fund the 2020 Census to ensure a complete and accurate count. |
Resolutions |
UT |
H |
8 |
State Agency Fees and Internal Service |
03/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law allocates funding for immigration consultants. |
Budgets |
UT |
H |
245 |
Charter School Proximity |
03/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that charter schools may give an enrollment preference to refugees or children of refugee families or English language learners. |
Education |
WA |
H |
1896 |
Civics Education |
03/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires school districts to provide a mandatory stand-alone civics course for all high school students and support the development of an in-depth and interactive teacher professional development program to provide students with an effective civics education from kindergarten through twelfth grade. This law also requires all students to study and complete the civics component of the federally administered naturalization test. |
Education |
IN |
S |
419 |
Ordinances Affecting Professional Licenses |
03/21/2018 - Enacted |
An individual who is authorized by the federal government to work in the United States is eligible for a professional or occupational license issued by a state agency or political subdivision and is able to renew it if the individual meets all the requirements. |
Employment |
WA |
S |
6219 |
Health Plan Coverage of Reproductive Health Care |
03/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that no one is to be denied care on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, age, citizenship, immigration status, or disability. |
Health |
TN |
SJR |
729 |
Public Service Resolution |
03/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors Senator Beavers, one of the most conservative legislators in Tennessee. She supported the pro-life movement and the Second Amendment, sponsored legislation enacting tougher laws against illegal immigrants and protecting patient choice in healthcare, and strongly opposed unwarranted federal intervention in recognizing same-sex marriage. |
Resolutions |
UT |
S |
16 |
Public Safety Fees |
03/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires applicants to provide evidence of lawful presence in the United States for the Department of Public Safety. |
Budgets |
WA |
H |
1488 |
Higher Education Opportunities |
03/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law provides that an eligible student must provide the institution an affidavit indicating that the individual will file an application to become a permanent resident at the earliest opportunity and a willingness to engage in any other activities necessary to acquire citizenship, including but not limited to, citizenship or civics review courses. |
Education |
WA |
S |
6274 |
Foster and Homeless Youth Apprenticeships |
03/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes the unaccompanied refugee minors program in the federal foster care system in its creation of foster and homeless youth apprenticeships. |
Public_Benefits |
AL |
HJR |
298 |
Honorary Resolution |
03/22/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Deputies Andy Reed, Hayden Clements, and Tyler Cline of the Etowah County Sheriff's Office with the 2018 Alabama Legislative Medal of Honor for Law Enforcement for responding to a fire set by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees and saving 22 lives. |
Resolutions |
FL |
S |
140 |
Marriage of Minors |
03/23/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that for an issuance of a marriage license, any person who is not a citizen of the United States may provide either a social security number or an alien registration number issued by the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
Miscellaneous |
WA |
S |
6245 |
Spoken Language Interpreter Services |
03/23/2018 - Enacted |
This law ensures that bilingual and interpretation services are provided to non-English speaking applicants and recipients for state services. |
Public_Benefits |
GA |
HR |
1649 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes January 9, 2018, as Georgia Stands with the United Nations Human Trafficking Awareness Day and commend the aforementioned organizations and others, in this state and nationwide, for their efforts to end the criminal activity of human trafficking and to assist its survivors in restoring their freedom and dignity. Human trafficking is the fastest-growing criminal enterprise in the world today and is tied with arms smuggling as the second largest international criminal industry, falling only behind the illicit drug trade. Victims include United States citizens and documented immigrants. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1662 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes March 8, 2018, as United Nations International Women's Day. More than 6 million women live in countries in which domestic violence is not criminalized, and approximately 50 percent of the 65,300,000 refugees, internally displaced, or displaced persons in the world are women and children. International Women's Day is a time to reflect on the progress made in women's rights and to reaffirm the world's commitment to end discrimination and violence against women and girls, pursue strategies that guarantee the basic human rights of women and girls both statewide and around the globe, promote meaningful and significant participation of women in every aspect of society and community, and support policy initiatives that seek to achieve the empowerment of women. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1691 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes and honors May, 2018, as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month and as an important time to celebrate the significant contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. |
Resolutions |
GA |
HR |
1692 |
Recognition Resolution |
03/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the 75th anniversary of the repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act. |
Resolutions |
MS |
HR |
72 |
Commendatory Resolution |
03/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourns the loss and commemorates the life and many accomplishments of Dr. Alfio Rausa, a son of Italian immigrants. |
Resolutions |
UT |
H |
475 |
Dedicated Credits and Nonlapsing Authority |
03/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares the The Immigration Act Restricted Account fund as non-lapsing. |
Budgets |
WV |
S |
404 |
Sex Offender Registry Information |
03/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law amends the sexual offender registry to include certain information, including passport or immigration documents. |
Law_Enforcement |
WA |
H |
2610 |
Hunger Free Students Bill of Rights |
03/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires schools and school districts to improve systems to identify students in foster care, runaway students, and migrant students to ensure that each student has proper access to free school meals and that applicable accountability and reporting requirements are satisfied. |
Public_Benefits |
GA |
HR |
1724 |
Commendatory Resolution |
03/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Danielle Obiri, a daughter of Ghanian immigrants and an outstanding and highly accomplished student at Charles Drew High School. |
Resolutions |
KY |
SR |
9 |
Memorial Resolution |
03/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution expresses sympathy upon the passing of James Paul David "Jim" Bunning Jr., posthumously thanks him for his decades of service to the people of Northern Kentucky and to all those in this Commonwealth, and recognize him as a Kentuckian of the highest standing. Jim Bunning became both a tireless advocate for the conservative cause and a fearless, tenacious fighter who opposed such issues as illegal immigration and the policies of the Federal Reserve. |
Resolutions |
PA |
SR |
304 |
Designation Resolution |
03/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates the month of March 2018 as Irish American Heritage Month. |
Resolutions |
WA |
S |
6032 |
Supplemental Operating Appropriations |
03/27/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for refugee and immigrant assistance programs. |
Budgets |
WA |
S |
6095 |
Supplemental Capital Budget |
03/27/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for a Refugee Women's Alliance Early Learning Facility. |
Budgets |
WA |
H |
2097 |
Religious Affiliation of Employees |
03/28/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law prohibits a state or local government agency or public employee from providing to federal government authorities personally identifiable information regarding the religious beliefs, practices or affiliation of any individual, except where the employee is a witness to a crime. Agencies may not use public funds, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to assist in creating, implementing or enforcing any government program compiling a list, registry or database of personally identifiable information about individuals based on religious beliefs, practice, or affiliation for law enforcement or immigration purposes. |
Miscellaneous |
KY |
S |
48 |
Child Marriage |
03/29/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that an individual can provide immigration record showing the individual's date of birth when applying for a marriage license. |
Miscellaneous |
HI |
HR |
47 |
Support for Adoptee Citizenship Act |
04/02/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution supports the proposed Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018, H.R. 5233 and S. 2522 currently pending in Congress, which provides American citizenship for foreign-born adoptees who were adopted by American parents and raised in the United States. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) allows foreign-born, adopted children of American citizens to acquire American citizenship automatically. Despite having been legally adopted by American citizens and raised in the United States, adoptees who were 18 years of age or older on the CCA's effective date did not automatically acquire American citizenship. |
Resolutions |
OR |
H |
4111 |
Driver Licenses Fee |
04/03/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that a person is not required to provide proof of legal presence in the United States when applying for a limited term identification card, a limited term driver license or a limited term driver permit if the Department of Transportation previously issued one to the applicant, if the applicant presents to the department an Employment Authorization Document issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, or if the applicant's Employment Authorization Document expired on or after August 1, 2014. |
Id_DriversLicense |
AZ |
S |
1376 |
Landlord Tenant Act and Personal Property |
04/03/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares that after a tenant has been evicted, he may still obtain clothing and the tools, apparatus and books of a trade or profession, and identification or financial documents including all those related to the tenant's immigration status, employment status, public assistance or medical care. |
Public_Benefits |
NE |
L |
931 |
Requirements for Opiate Prescriptions |
04/04/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that an individual requesting opiates must show a valid driver's or operator's license, state identification card, military identification card, alien registration card or a passport as proof of identification. |
Health |
HI |
HR |
96 |
Language Support |
04/04/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the state to address the lack of language support in services, programs, and activities offered by state government for persons with limited English proficiency. |
Resolutions |
IA |
H |
2420 |
National Service Corps Program |
04/05/2018 - Enacted |
This law provides funding for the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program. |
Budgets |
HI |
SR |
92 |
Compacts of Free Association |
04/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the United States Congress to pass legislation to clarify the status of migrants under the compacts of free association for purposes of the Real ID Act of 2005 to promote fairness and equality under the law. |
Resolutions |
TN |
HJR |
982 |
Recognition Resolution |
04/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors the members of the Kurdish community of Nashville for their courage and perseverance and recognizes them as vital contributors to our society who personify the American Dream. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
922 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
04/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Mexican immigrant, Eduardo Eddie Garcia, on receiving the 33rd Annual Charles E. Piper Award. He is a first generation Mexican-American born to proud immigrant parents. Garcia and Realty of Chicago gave back to the communities of Berwyn and Cicero, providing thousands of children with backpacks and school supplies, feeding over 15,000 people on Thanksgiving Day, and providing scholarships to high school graduates. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
945 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
04/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Mexican immigrant, Eduardo Eddie Garcia, on receiving the 33rd Annual Charles E. Piper Award. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
958 |
Recognition Resolution |
04/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the Italian social club, the St. Ambrogio Society, on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
AJR |
93 |
Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month |
04/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates April of every year as "Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month." |
Resolutions |
IA |
S |
481 |
Enforcement of Immigration Laws |
04/10/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires state law enforcement to comply with an immigration detainer request issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It prohibits local entities from adopting a policy that prohibits or discourages the enforcement of immigration laws. It prohibits local entities or employees from asking for information from a victim or witness that is not pertinent to the investigation of the alleged public offense. |
Law_Enforcement |
RI |
H |
8073 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
04/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates numerous immigrant individuals and societies in the Rhode Island. |
Resolutions |
MS |
S |
2955 |
Corrections Department Appropriation |
04/11/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares that no funds can be used by the Department of Corrections until the Commissioner of Corrections has submitted an application to the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security to participate in the Criminal Alien Program in order to identify immigrants who are incarcerated in state correctional facilities and ensure that they are not released into the community by securing a final order of removal that deports immigrants back to their home countries before the termination of their sentences. |
Budgets |
AZ |
S |
1355 |
Joint Border Security Advisory Committee |
04/11/2018 - Enacted |
This law ends the border security trust fund. |
Law_Enforcement |
NY |
A |
9506 |
State Education Budget |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires school liaisons for homeless, foster, and migrant students to coordinate with the nutrition department to make sure such students receive free school meals in accordance with federal law. |
Budgets |
NY |
A |
9508 |
State Fiscal Budget |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This law defines minority group member as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien. |
Budgets |
NY |
S |
7507 |
State Health and Mental Hygiene Budget |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for refugee services. |
Budgets |
CO |
S |
87 |
In-State Tuition for Foreign Nationals |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that any foreign national admitted to the United States as a refugee or with special immigrant status who has settled in Colorado is eligible for in-state student tuition. |
Education |
TN |
H |
222 |
Driver Licenses |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires that any person presenting a driver license from a state that issues driver licenses to illegal aliens for the purposes of obtaining a Tennessee driver license must establish proof of U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent resident status, or, in the case of a temporary driver license, a specified period of authorized stay in the United States. |
Id_DriversLicense |
AZ |
HCR |
2045 |
Death Resolution |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors the death of Jose Robles Matus who was influential in immigrant and indigenous rights activism in Arizona. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
SCR |
55 |
2020 Census Citizenship Question |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution opposes the inclusion of a citizenship question in the 2020 census survey and urges the New Jersey Congressional Delegation to reject any measure directing the Census Bureau to include such a question. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
SR |
17 |
Congressional Resolution |
04/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges Congress to enact legislation to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Since its inception, about 800,000 young people across the nation, including 22,000 in New Jersey, have received the benefits of the DACA program. Eighty-seven percent of New Jersey's 22,000 DACA recipients are working and contributing $66 million in state and local taxes each year. The negative effect on the state's economy is important, but it does not compare to the profound impact that ending DACA will have on the individual lives of young people in communities across our immigrant-rich State. |
Resolutions |
NY |
S |
7500 |
State Operations Budget |
04/12/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds to refugee resettlement programs. |
Budgets |
NY |
S |
7503 |
Aid To Localities Budget |
04/12/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds to refugee resettlement programs. |
Budgets |
NY |
S |
7504 |
Capital Projects Budget |
04/12/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for the education of children of migrant workers. |
Budgets |
OR |
S |
1563 |
State Benefits for Undocumented Individuals |
04/13/2018 - Enacted |
A student at a post-secondary institution of education, who is not a citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States, is eligible to receive scholarships, grants, and other financial aid from public universities in the state. |
Education |
CA |
ACR |
178 |
Irish American Heritage Month |
04/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates March 2018 as Irish American Heritage Month in honor of the multitude of contributions that Irish Americans have made to the country and state. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
183 |
The 50th Anniversary of the Chicano Student Walkouts |
04/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the month of March 2018 as the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Student Walkouts when more than 15,000 students, most of Mexican origin, walked out of high schools to protest inequalities in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Students demanded changes for bilingual and bicultural education programs and curriculum to incorporate a more complete history of Mexican American contributions and people, and the hiring of more teachers and staff of Mexican descent. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SR |
102 |
Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week |
04/16/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the week of April 16 to April 20, 2018, as Cambodian Genocide Memorial Week, and calls upon all Californians to observe the week by participating in appropriate activities and programs. The State of California has the largest population of Cambodians and the City of Long Beach is known around the world as home to the largest Cambodian community outside of Southeast Asia. |
Resolutions |
NE |
L |
1132 |
Sex Trafficking Victims |
04/17/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that in identifying victims of human trafficking, a copy of an official record, certification, or eligibility letter from a federal, state, tribal, or local proceeding, including an approval notice or an enforcement certification generated from a federal immigration proceeding may be used. |
HumanTrafficking |
VA |
HR |
531 |
Life and Legacy of Mathias Wilberger |
04/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution relates to commemorating the life and legacy of Swiss immigrant, Mathias Wilberger. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HR |
536 |
Commendatory Resolution |
04/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends professor Frederic P. Bemak for his work on immigrants and racial and ethnic diversity. |
Resolutions |
KS |
H |
2145 |
Possession of a Firearm by Certain Individuals |
04/20/2018 - Enacted |
This law amends the criminal use of weapons to include, among other provisions, possession of any firearm by a person who is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States. |
Id_DriversLicense |
OK |
H |
3311 |
Naturalization Test |
04/23/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that the subject matter standards for history, social studies and U.S. government shall include the content of the U.S. naturalization test, with an emphasis on the specific content of the test and the ideas and concepts it references. The United States naturalization test shall be made available in physical and electronic online formats as an optional assessment tool for teachers. |
Education |
CA |
SR |
107 |
Turkey |
04/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution calls on the President and the Congress of the United States, in all official contacts with Turkish and other world leaders and officials, to emphasize that Turkey should end all forms of religious discrimination and persecution. California is home to the largest Armenian American population in the United States, and Armenians living in California have enriched our state through their leadership and contribution in business, agriculture, academia, government, and the arts, many of whom have family members who experienced firsthand the horror and evil of the Armenian Genocide and its ongoing denial. |
Resolutions |
HI |
HCR |
108 |
Limited English Proficiency Language Support |
04/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the state to address the lack of language support in services, programs, and activities offered by state government for persons with limited English proficiency. |
Resolutions |
MI |
HCR |
15 |
Immigration Reform Resolution |
04/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution memorializes the Congress of the United States to take action on immigration reform. |
Resolutions |
MI |
HR |
316 |
Genocide Remembrance Resolution |
04/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares April 24 as day of remembrance for Armenian genocide 1915-23. |
Resolutions |
RI |
S |
2826 |
Calendar Resolution |
04/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution proclaims April 24, 2018, as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day to commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923, and in Honor of Armenian-Americans. |
Resolutions |
OK |
H |
2825 |
Poor Persons |
04/25/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares that the Department of Human Services shall provide a written report on each project and program specified in the Statewide Temporary Assistance Responsibility System to the Legislature and the Governor which includes number of qualified aliens applying for assistance. |
Public_Benefits |
DE |
HR |
28 |
Workers Memorial Day Resolution |
04/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution supports the passage of the federal Protecting America's Workers Act to provide OSHA protection for millions of workers without it, stronger criminal and civil penalties for companies that seriously violate job safety laws, and improved anti-retaliation protections for workers who raise job safety concerns. Further, this resolution seeks to increase attention to the safety and health of Latino and immigrant workers who are at a much greater risk of death and injury. |
Resolutions |
MI |
HR |
321 |
Black April Memorial Week Resolution |
04/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares April 22-29, 2018, as Black April Memorial Week in the state of Michigan, in honor of Vietnamese refugees in Michigan. |
Resolutions |
CT |
S |
4 |
Eligible Students without Legal Immigration Statuses |
04/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows certain undocumented immigrant students and veterans to be eligible for state financial aid. Immigrants must be thirty years of age or younger on June 15, 2012, have been sixteen years of age or younger when they arrived in the United States and have continuously resided in the U.S. Those convicted of a felony are not eligible. |
Education |
TN |
S |
1808 |
Juries and Jurors |
04/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that when selecting a jury, the jury coordinator must prepare a list of all persons disqualified or potentially disqualified as a prospective juror from jury service due to being a non-United States citizen. |
Law_Enforcement |
CO |
H |
1322 |
Appropriations |
04/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes appropriations for refugee assistance programs and Systematic Alien Verification for Eligibility. |
Budgets |
AZ |
S |
1263 |
Education, Foster Children, and Human Rights Committees |
04/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that in order to graduate from high school or obtain a high school equivalency diploma, a student must correctly answer at least sixty of the one hundred questions listed on a test that is identical to the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test. |
Education |
CA |
ACR |
194 |
Latino Education and Advocacy Week |
05/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares the last week of March every year as Latino Education and Advocacy Week, a statewide week of advocacy for Latino education. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
199 |
Archbishop Oscar A. Romero: Anniversary of His Death |
05/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the contributions of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador on the 38th Anniversary of his death. This resolution also recognizes the contributions of the El Salvadoran community in California and proclaims March 24, 2018, as the Day of Remembrance of Archbishop Oscar A. Romero in California. |
Resolutions |
HI |
HCR |
59 |
Support for Adoptee Citizenship Act |
05/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution endorses Taiwan's participation as an observer in the United Nations framework convention on climate change, international civil aviation organization, world health organization, and international criminal police organization, encourages a U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade agreement, celebrates the state of Hawaii's twenty-fifth anniversary of sister-state relations with Taiwan. |
Resolutions |
OK |
HR |
1034 |
Calendar Resolution |
05/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares May 1, 2018, as the Second Hispanic Cultural Day in Oklahoma and recognizes the heritage and culture of Hispanics and the immense contributions of Hispanics to the State of Oklahoma. |
Resolutions |
GA |
H |
684 |
Appropriations Act |
05/02/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes appropriations for Refugee Assistance programs. |
Budgets |
ME |
S |
639 |
Crimes of Criminal Forced Labor |
05/02/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that a person is guilty of criminal forced labor if he or she commits certain actions, including the withholding or destruction of a passport or other immigration document to compel a person to provide labor or services having economic value. |
HumanTrafficking |
MI |
HR |
327 |
Asian Pacific American Heritage Resolution |
05/02/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares May 2018 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the state of Michigan. |
Resolutions |
MI |
SR |
162 |
Asian Pacific American Month Resolution |
05/02/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes May 2018 as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. |
Resolutions |
AZ |
S |
1520 |
General Appropriations |
05/03/2018 - Enacted |
This appropriations law includes funds for the gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission. |
Budgets |
AZ |
S |
1523 |
Budget Reconciliation |
05/03/2018 - Enacted |
This appropriations law includes funds for the gang and immigration intelligence team and law enforcement missions. |
Budgets |
AZ |
S |
1524 |
Budget Procedures and Budget Reconciliation |
05/03/2018 - Enacted |
This appropriations law creates a board of trustees and prohibits them from working with any entities that in any way facilitate illegal immigration into the United States. |
Budgets |
TN |
HJR |
741 |
Funds for Border Wall |
05/03/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution strongly supports President Donald J. Trump's proposal to construct a secure border wall across the nation's southern border, and strongly urges the U.S. Congress to immediately take action to fund the construction of said border wall without delay. |
Resolutions |
AK |
HR |
9 |
Burial Rights for Hmong Veterans |
05/04/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution encourages the U.S. Congress to pass legislation granting the Hmong veterans of the Vietnam War full military burial rights, including burial at Arlington National Cemetery. |
Resolutions |
LA |
HR |
176 |
Commendations |
05/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Homeland Security Investigations team of the United States Department of Homeland Security as a vital asset to the United States in combating criminal organizations which illegally exploit America's travel, trade, financial, and immigration systems. |
Resolutions |
MD |
S |
185 |
Budget Bill |
05/08/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for the Maryland Office for Refugees and Asylees. |
Budgets |
MD |
H |
1615 |
Temporary Disability Assistance Program |
05/08/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes qualified aliens as determined by the U.S. federal government as eligible for assistance under the Temporary Disability Assistance Program. |
Public_Benefits |
NJ |
S |
699 |
Undocumented Immigrant Students |
05/09/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows certain undocumented immigrants who meet certain criteria to qualify for state student financial aid programs and prohibits discrimination against eligible students based on their immigration status. |
Education |
IL |
HR |
1052 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
05/09/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Polish immigrant, Fr. Mariusz J. Nawalaniec, on the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SR |
90 |
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany |
05/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution encourages efforts to establish a sister state relationship between California and Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. In 1853, a Turn Verein club was established in Sacramento and continues today to operate as a center to promote German heritage and culture. |
Resolutions |
DE |
SCR |
66 |
Obama Day Resolution |
05/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution of the General Assembly designates as "Barack Obama Day" in the State of Delaware, and urges all citizens of the First State to recognize this event and participate fittingly in its observance. The resolution includes a mention of the President's executive order on immigration. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
837 |
Census Bureau Request |
05/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the U.S. Census Bureau to not reinstate the citizenship question to the 2020 census. |
Resolutions |
MI |
SR |
167 |
Special Guerilla Unit Resolution |
05/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors the Hmong Special Guerilla Unit (SGU) Veteran's Recognition Day in Michigan on May 14, 2018. |
Resolutions |
RI |
H |
8186 |
Memorial Resolution |
05/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution extends condolences on the passing of former State Representative Zygmunt Friedemann, an immigrant from Poland. |
Resolutions |
LA |
SCR |
113 |
Commendations |
05/11/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the citizens of Bossier Parish and does hereby recognize its 175th anniversary and notes the rich history and economic opportunity of Bossier Parish, and its future possibilities that are filled with hope and prosperity for generations yet to come. Immigrants of every ethnic origin passed through the region on their way West, many settled in Bossier Parish and could trace their roots back to the northern United States and every country in Europe. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SR |
109 |
70th Anniversary of the State of Israel |
05/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates May 2018 as the State of California Month of Commemoration of Israel's 70th Anniversary. Since 2015, California and Israel have had a memorandum of understanding to foster economic cooperation and economic development, facilitate joint industrial research and development, and enhance business relationships and educational opportunities between all Israeli and California universities and to foster job creation and incubate global solutions from joint California-Israeli innovation initiatives. |
Resolutions |
VA |
SR |
517 |
Commendatory Resolution |
05/14/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia, German immigrants who ministered the German immigrant children of Virginia. |
Resolutions |
AZ |
S |
1444 |
American Civics Curriculum |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires students to correctly answer at least sixty out of one hundred question on a test similar to the civics portion of the U.S. naturalization test. A student who does not obtain a passing score on the test may retake the test until he obtains a passing score. |
Education |
MD |
S |
934 |
Dental Examiners Board |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This law states authorizes that immigrant dentists who are a faculty members at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry who were trained at a foreign dental school are qualified to take a Board examination and if they pass the exam, the dentist may apply for a general license to practice dentistry. |
Employment |
MD |
S |
1218 |
Ending Youth Homelessness Act |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This law to end youth homelessness provides for services including training on racial equity, harm reduction, trauma-informed care and needs of over-represented or particularly vulnerable groups, including immigrant youth. |
Public_Benefits |
MD |
S |
1239 |
Adverse Immigration Action |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that in the case of adverse immigration action, a parent can designate a standby guardian for their child. |
Public_Benefits |
IL |
HR |
1062 |
Recognition Resolution |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the accomplishments of Jorge Ramirez, the first Latino president of the Chicago Federation of Labor and vice president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. |
Resolutions |
MI |
HR |
342 |
Chaldean American Day Resolution |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares May 15, 2018, as Chaldean American Day in the state of Michigan. |
Resolutions |
MI |
SR |
169 |
Chaldean American Day Resolution |
05/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares May 15, 2018, as Chaldean American Day. |
Resolutions |
KS |
S |
109 |
Appropriations |
05/15/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This appropriations law allocates federal funds for migrant health and refugee services. |
Budgets |
AZ |
H |
2253 |
Schools and Exchange Teachers |
05/16/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that an international teacher or professor may not be employed unless he has been issued the proper certification. |
Employment |
IA |
S |
2353 |
Workforce Development Boards Duties |
05/16/2018 - Enacted |
This law includes eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers, as defined in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act in its protections. |
Employment |
CA |
S |
785 |
Evidence: Immigration Status |
05/17/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits the inclusion of evidence of a person's immigration status in a public court record unless the party seeking its inclusion seeks and obtains a ruling by the presiding judge at an in camera hearing that the evidence is admissible, and applies this prohibition to criminal actions. |
Law_Enforcement |
IL |
HR |
870 |
Commemorative Resolution |
05/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, recognizes not all citizens of this great country experience the full guarantees of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and condemns those who seek to dismantle the foundational values of civil rights, equality, and freedom in our State and nation. The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. |
Resolutions |
LA |
SR |
99 |
Condolences |
05/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution acknowledges the outstanding service and numerous accomplishments of the Reverend Sheldon Louis Roy and extends sincere sorrow and heartfelt condolences on the occasion of his death. He had a deep love and understanding of the culture of Avoyelles Parish, he spearheaded and volunteered on several projects to enhance the parish, and was often called upon to speak about the rich history of the parish and its people, and he promoted the fact that Avoyelles Parish was settled by direct French immigrants and Quebec descendants "" not by the Acadians who came from Nova Scotia. |
Resolutions |
RI |
H |
8211 |
Memorial Resolution |
05/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 30th anniversary of the tragic events in Sumgayit, in honor of the Armenian refugees that now reside in the state. |
Resolutions |
MN |
S |
893 |
Notaries Public |
05/20/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits a notary public from acting as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters, representing a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, U.S. citizenship, or related matters, or receive compensation for it. |
Law_Enforcement |
VT |
H |
684 |
Occupational Regulation |
05/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the director of the Office of Professional Regulation to examine means of reducing unnecessary barriers to professional licensure for qualified immigrants to Vermont from foreign countries. The director must submit a report and recommendations to the House and Senate Committees on Government Operations. |
Employment |
TN |
H |
2312 |
Identification Documents |
05/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits state or local employees from accepting an identification document issued or created by any person, organization, county, city, or other local authority to determine a person's citizenship, immigration status, or residency, except where expressly authorized to be used for identification purposes by the general assembly or by federal law. Local government or law enforcement agency shall not authorize the use of any such document as a form of identification to be used to determine the citizenship, immigration status, or residency of any person. |
Id_DriversLicense |
TN |
H |
2315 |
Adopting Sanctuary Policies |
05/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law bars state or local governmental entities or officials from adopting or enacting a sanctuary policy. A state or local governmental entity that adopts or enacts a sanctuary policy is ineligible to enter into any grant contract with the department of economic and community development until the sanctuary policy is repealed, rescinded or otherwise no longer in effect. |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
SCR |
123 |
Arab American Heritage Month |
05/23/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution proclaims the month of April 2018 as Arab American Heritage Month. |
Resolutions |
CA |
AJR |
37 |
Armenian Genocide |
05/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates April 24, 2018, as State of California Day of Commemoration of the 103rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923, and calls upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to reaffirm the historical truth that the atrocities committed against the Armenian people constituted genocide. California is home to the largest Armenian American population in the United States, and Armenians living in California have enriched the state through their leadership and contribution in business, agriculture, academia, government, and the arts, many of whom have family members who experienced firsthand the horror and evil of the Armenian Genocide and its ongoing denial. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
AR |
158 |
Taiwan and State Relationship |
05/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 29th anniversary of the New Jersey-Taiwan sister state relationship, recognizes the importance of a strong and enduring partnership between New Jersey and Taiwan, and reiterates its support for a closer economic and trade partnership between the United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan). New Jersey exported approximately $502 million worth of products to Taiwan making Taiwan the 7th largest export market for the state in Asia. Individuals from Taiwan have immigrated to New Jersey and contributed greatly to the state's diversity, thriving international culture, and economic development. |
Resolutions |
VT |
S |
237 |
Immigration Matters |
05/25/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires public defenders to meet professional obligations to clients who are needy persons, extending to federal immigration court and matters relating to immigration status. |
Law_Enforcement |
IL |
HR |
1135 |
Recognition Resolution |
05/25/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes Italian restaurant, Tony's Deli, on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Tony Pontarelli and his sister, Maria Pontarelli, immigrated to the United States from Abruzzo, Italy at the age of six, and opened Tony's Deli in the Chicago community of Edison Park in 1978. |
Resolutions |
NH |
S |
363 |
Political Expenditures by Foreign Nationals |
05/25/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits political expenditures by foreign nationals. |
Voting |
MD |
S |
532 |
Financial Aid - In-state Students |
05/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows individuals eligible for in-State tuition to be eligible for financial aid. Existing law specifically allows Dreamers who attended and graduated from a Maryland high school to be exempt from paying out-of-state tuition and, in certain instances, out-of-county tuition, at community colleges in Maryland under specified circumstances. Nonimmigrant aliens who are in the country on student visas do not qualify for the exemption, but otherwise the exemption applies regardless of residency status. |
Education |
LA |
H |
450 |
Driver's Licenses and Identification Cards |
05/28/2018 - Enacted |
This law authorizes the deputy secretary of public safety services of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to enter into reciprocity agreements with jurisdictions in foreign countries or with foreign governments that issue driver's licenses. The driver's license standards of the licensing jurisdiction in a foreign country or the foreign government shall be comparable to those of Louisiana. |
Id_DriversLicense |
CO |
H |
1251 |
Community Corrections Transition Placements |
05/29/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows an offender to be eligible for placement in community corrections if he or she has had no class 1 violations in the last 12 months, does not have a consecutive misdemeanor sentence to serve, does not have an immigration and customs enforcement detainer, or does not have pending felony charges or an extraditable warrant. |
Law_Enforcement |
LA |
H |
830 |
Sexually Oriented Business |
05/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that the operator of a sexually oriented business shall verify the age and work eligibility status of each employee and potential employee by using either the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services E-Verify program or by ensuring proper completion of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, for each employee or potential employee. The business owner must contact law enforcement or call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center Hotline if the potential employee may be a victim of human trafficking. |
HumanTrafficking |
VA |
HR |
591 |
Commendatory Resolution |
05/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends Mary Bauer on her of career advocating for immigrant workers. Bauer became well known for her litigation and advocacy on behalf of farm workers and other immigrant workers and work to address systemic abuse and exploitation. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HR |
630 |
Commendatory Resolution |
05/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends UnidosUS, the largest Latino advocacy organization in the US. UnidosUS works with a network of more than 300 community-based affiliate organizations to break down social and economic barriers that affect Latinos throughout the nation and empower members of the community to achieve their fullest potential. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HR |
643 |
Commendatory Resolution |
05/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends E. Dillon and Company, a company started by immigrants. |
Resolutions |
CO |
H |
1306 |
Educational Stability for Foster Youth |
06/01/2018 - Enacted |
This law addresses educational stability for foster youth, including migrant children. |
Education |
IA |
S |
2418 |
Health and Human Services and Veterans Appropriations |
06/01/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds to be used for the RefugeeRISE AmeriCorps program. |
Budgets |
IL |
H |
109 |
Appropriations From the General Revenue Fund |
06/04/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funding to refugee aid services such as health services, resettlement, and social services. This law also appropriates the sum of $250,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights and the John Donahue Immigrant Training Center. |
Budgets |
CT |
H |
5185 |
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status |
06/04/2018 - Enacted |
This law related to special immigrant juvenile status defines "minor child" as a person younger than f 18 or an unmarried person younger than 21 who is dependent on a competent caregiver, has consented to the appointment or continuation of a guardian after turning 18, and files a petition. |
Public_Benefits |
RI |
S |
2935 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
06/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Vincent D'Adamo, son of Italian immigrants, on being named Grand Marshal of the 11th annual North Providence Memorial Day Parade. |
Resolutions |
VA |
H |
5001 |
Budget Bill |
06/07/2018 - Enacted |
This appropriations law includes funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, administered by the U.S. Department of Justice. |
Budgets |
VA |
H |
5002 |
Budget Bill |
06/07/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for migrant education and health centers. |
Budgets |
CT |
H |
5332 |
Child Welfare Practice Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
06/07/2018 - Enacted |
This law works establishes a standardized data reporting system to support the collection of data regarding the race and ethnicity of children and families referred to the department at key decision points. These include referral, substantiation, removal and placement, and rates of retention of children and families by race and ethnicity through the Department of Children and Families. The department will also work to eliminate disparities among racial and ethnic groups and groups known to experience higher rates of adverse child welfare, health and services outcomes because of religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, socioeconomic status, or immigration status. |
Public_Benefits |
RI |
H |
8298 |
Calendar |
06/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution proclaims June 10, 2018, as the Day of Portugal in the State. Thousands of Portuguese people sought refuge in Rhode Island in the mid-20th century to escape the devastation of the Capelinhos volcano on the Azorean island of Faial, opening the door for legal immigration for all Portuguese and many other ethnicities. |
Resolutions |
RI |
H |
8301 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
06/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Vincent D'Adamo, son of Italian immigrants, on being named Grand Marshal of the 11th Annual North Providence Memorial Day Parade. |
Resolutions |
RI |
S |
2959 |
Calendar Resolution |
06/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution proclaims June 10, 2018, as the Day of Portugal in the State. The Portuguese American population in Rhode Island is an active and vital part of Rhode Island. |
Resolutions |
LA |
H |
1 |
Appropriations |
06/08/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for discretionary programs including those that aid refugees. |
Budgets |
MI |
H |
5686 |
State Identification Card |
06/11/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows state residents to apply for a personal identification card. Noncitizens must show documentation to prove legal presence in the United States, and the card is not valid past the duration of the applicant's legal presence. |
Id_DriversLicense |
SC |
H |
3720 |
Government Expenses |
06/12/2017 - Line Item Vetoed |
This appropriation law includes funding expenses related to illegal immigration such as the Illegal Immigration Hotline Assistance, a 24-hour hotline to report and keep record of violations of the federal immigration system including but not limited to violating the E-verify program. |
Budgets |
CA |
ACR |
231 |
Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage |
06/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes May 2018 as Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage Month. |
Resolutions |
RI |
H |
7982 |
Operators and Chauffeurs Licensure |
06/18/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows any current or past recipient of a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to retain a driver's license or chauffeur's license. |
Id_DriversLicense |
RI |
S |
2678 |
Operators and Chauffeurs Licenses |
06/18/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the division of motor vehicles to issue an operator's or chauffeur's license to every qualifying applicant, including, but not limited to, any current or past recipient of a grant of deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. |
Id_DriversLicense |
CA |
SR |
111 |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Month |
06/18/2018 - Enacted |
The California Senate proclaims June 2018 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month, urges all residents to join in celebrating the culture, accomplishments, and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and encourages the people of California to work to help advance the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people come from all walks of life, regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, economic status, physical or mental ability, medical condition, sex, or gender identity or expression. Married same-sex couples now enjoy the same rights and privileges granted to other married couples, including joint tax filings, military benefits, family and medical leave, and the ability to sponsor a foreign spouse. |
Resolutions |
PA |
H |
564 |
Assessment of Civic Knowledge |
06/19/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires each school entity to administer a locally developed assessment of United State history, government, and civics. A school entity may use the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services test. |
Education |
PR |
SR |
800 |
Senate Repudiation of Border Family Separation |
06/19/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution expresses strong repudiation of the policy of separation of immigrant families executed on the border between the United States and Mexico under the so called Zero Tolerance Migration Policy. |
Resolutions |
MI |
S |
848 |
State Budget Omnibus |
06/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for refugee assistance programs. |
Budgets |
NJ |
SR |
88 |
Immigrant Children Separation Condemnation |
06/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution condemns the federal government's policy of separating immigrant children from parents. |
Resolutions |
PA |
HR |
999 |
Commemoration Resolution |
06/21/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States on July 9, 2018. Ratification of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States on July 9, 1868, granted citizenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the United States." |
Resolutions |
PA |
H |
1929 |
Fiscal Code |
06/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for the Emergency Immigration Education Assistance program. |
Budgets |
PA |
H |
2121 |
Appropriations |
06/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for refugees and persons seeking asylum. |
Budgets |
PA |
SR |
411 |
Recognition Resolution |
06/22/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes September 21, 2018, as "International Day of Peace," and expresses support for its ideals and principles and encourage Pennsylvanians to meaningfully engage at this worldwide event. 2018 Peace Day Philly features a talk on economics, peace and human rights, a concert with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, benefiting refugees and is a gathering with reflections on personal, local and global peace, music and a minute of silence at 12 noon, which takes place across the world in all time zones. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
AR |
175 |
Immigrant Family Separation Condemnation |
06/25/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution condemns the federal government's policy of separating immigrant families and contends that the federal government's actions are sanctioned child abuse. |
Resolutions |
VT |
HJR |
2 |
Federal Policy of Separating Children from Families |
06/25/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution condemns the recently reversed federal policy of separating children from their families at the southern international border, expressing a profound hope that the family separation policy will not be reinstated. |
Resolutions |
CA |
S |
856 |
Budget Act of 2018 |
06/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law appropriates funds for the California Assistance Program for Immigrants and for migrant child care. |
Budgets |
CA |
A |
1809 |
Higher Education Trailer Bill |
06/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law exempts students granted special immigrant visas from paying nonresident tuition at California Community Colleges. This law also appropriates $10,000,000 from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for allocation to a community college district to contract with the State Department of Social Services in order to contract with specified organizations to provide immigrant legal services on California community college campuses. |
Education |
CA |
A |
1810 |
Health |
06/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that it is the intent of the Legislature that all Californians receive high-quality health care, with positive health care outcomes, regardless of age, income, race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender or gender nonconforming status, sexual orientation, geographic location, health status, or ability. |
Health |
NY |
A |
7899 |
Appointment of a Standby Guardian |
06/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that when a parent, legal guardian, legal custodian or primary caretaker in connection with a federal immigration matter is arrested, detained, incarcerated, removed and/or deported, there must be a receipt of official communication by federal, state or local authorities which gives reasonable notice that care and supervision of the child will be interrupted or cannot be provided. |
Public_Benefits |
MI |
H |
5579 |
Education Omnibus Budget |
06/28/2018 - Enacted |
This education appropriations law includes economically disadvantaged migrants in its definition of "pupil" and affords them the same protections. |
Budgets |
NH |
S |
313 |
Medicaid and Premium Assistance Program |
06/28/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that in order to be eligible for Medicaid benefits, an individual must provide all necessary information regarding financial eligibility, assets, residency, citizenship or immigration status. |
Health |
ME |
H |
548 |
Nonresident Hunting and Fishing Licenses |
06/28/2018 - Enacted |
This law related to nonresident hunting licenses allows a nonresident who is a citizen of the United States to be eligible to purchase a nonresident trapping license. A nonresident who is not a citizen of the United States is eligible to purchase only a nonresident trapping license for beaver. |
Id_DriversLicense |
RI |
H |
7502 |
Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace |
06/29/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits a notary public from acting as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters or representing a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, U.S. citizenship, or related matters. It also requires any advertisement to include the statement: "I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not licensed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities." |
Law_Enforcement |
RI |
S |
2560 |
Notaries Public and Justices of the Peace |
06/29/2018 - Enacted |
This law bars a notary public from acting as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters or representing a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, U.S. citizenship, or related matters. Any advertisement or representation must include the statement: "I am not an attorney licensed to practice law in this state. I am not licensed to draft legal records, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for those activities." |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
SJR |
16 |
Federal Temporary Protected Status |
06/29/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the Congress of the United States to extend the federal Temporary Protected Status for the people of El Salvador, Honduras, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan, and urges Congress to enact a bipartisan, permanent solution. |
Resolutions |
MO |
H |
2002 |
State Board of Education |
06/29/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for the Migrant and Refugee Children School Impact Grants Program. |
Budgets |
MO |
H |
2003 |
Department of Higher Education |
06/29/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law declares that no funds shall be expended at public institutions of higher education that offer a tuition rate to any student with an unlawful immigration status in the United States that is less than the tuition rate charged to international students. |
Budgets |
MO |
H |
2010 |
Department of Mental Health |
06/29/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This budget law appropriates funds to provide naturalization assistance to refugees and/or legal immigrants who: have resided in Missouri more than five years, are unable to benefit or attend classroom instruction, and who require special assistance to successfully attain the requirements to become a citizen. These services may include direct tutoring, assistance with identifying and completing appropriate waiver requests to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, and facilitating proper documentation. |
Budgets |
MO |
H |
2011 |
Department of Social Services |
06/29/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This budget law includes funding for refugee services. |
Budgets |
VT |
H |
16 |
Appropriations |
07/01/2018 - Enacted |
This law ensures that school disciplinary measures are applied fairly and do not target students based on race, ethnicity, gender, family income level, sexual orientation, immigration status, or disability status. |
Budgets |
NJ |
S |
2019 |
Appropriations |
07/01/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law appropriates funds for the Refugee Resettlement program and for the health program for Indochinese refugees. |
Budgets |
NH |
H |
1496 |
Performance-Based Accountability for Adequate Education |
07/02/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires school districts by June 30 of each year to submit the results of either a locally developed competency assessment of U.S. government and civics or the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services test to the department of education. |
Education |
CA |
SR |
114 |
Immigration |
07/02/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution responds to the federal "zero-tolerance" policy and the separation of children from their parents at the border. Asylum is a protection granted to foreign nationals already in the United States or at the border who meet the international law definition of a "refugee." The California Senate calls for just and humane immigration proceedings that protect family units, ensure the welfare of children and domestic violence survivors, and provide for an accessible asylum process. |
Resolutions |
HI |
S |
2790 |
Rights of Children in Foster Care |
07/05/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares the rights of children in foster care to include fair and equal treatment, care, and services that are culturally responsive and free from discrimination based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, immigration status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical and mental disability, pregnancy or parenting status, or the fact that the child is in foster care. |
Public_Benefits |
SC |
H |
4950 |
State Government Expenses |
07/05/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This appropriation law includes funds for the Illegal Immigration Hotline Assistance, a 24-hour hotline to report violations of federal immigration laws or related provisions of South Carolina law by any non-U.S. citizen or immigrant including the E-verify program, violation of human trafficking laws, landlord tenant law violations, or violations of any law pertaining to the provision or receipt of public assistance benefits or public services. |
Budgets |
MO |
S |
807 |
Higher Education |
07/06/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires any student entering a public institution of higher education for the first time to pass as examination relating to American civics. The test is based on the U.S. citizenship exam. |
Education |
CA |
SCR |
112 |
Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway |
07/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes a specified portion of Interstate 215 in the County of San Bernardino as the Cesar Chavez Memorial Highway. The Chavez family lost their store and farm in 1937, and became migrant farm workers in California. Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and a civil rights activist in support of farmworkers. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
188 |
Colonel Young Oak Kim, U. S. Army, Memorial Highway |
07/10/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates a portion of Interstate 5 in the Orange County as the Colonel Young Oak Kim, United States Army, Memorial Highway. Young Oak Kim cofounded the Korean Health, Education, Information and Research Center (KHEIR) to provide recent, uninformed immigrants in southern California with health care information and services, and, as one of largest ethnic charity organizations today, KHEIR continues to help immigrants obtain health care and offers them bilingual services in English, Spanish, and Korean. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SCR |
152 |
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community |
07/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the role that Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have played in the development of California throughout the state's history and encourages all federal, state, and local organizations to promote the preservation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander history and culture. |
Resolutions |
CA |
A |
2642 |
Guardianship: Special Immigrant Juveniles |
07/16/2018 - Enacted |
This law enact provisions authorizing a nonprofit charitable corporation to be appointed as a guardian of a minor in connection with a petition regarding special immigrant juvenile status and would provide care and custody for the minor. |
Public_Benefits |
DC |
B |
195 |
Mental and Substance Abuse in Immigrant Communities |
07/17/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health to conduct a study, in consultation with private and public entities that provide health care services to members of the District's immigrant community, to evaluate the impact on the mental health of the District's immigrant community of the threat of imminent action by the federal government to remove immigrant residents from the District. |
Health |
DE |
S |
228 |
Prescription Drug Payment Assistance Program |
07/17/2018 - Enacted |
This law creates the Prescription Drug Assistance Program. One of the eligibility requirements is that the individual must be a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted alien. |
Health |
CA |
A |
2644 |
Dolores Huerta Day |
07/18/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution creates Dolores Huerta Day and recoignizes her advocacy for a comprehensive immigration policy and better health conditions for farmworkers. |
Resolutions |
MA |
H |
4800 |
Fiscal Year Budget Bill |
07/26/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This budget law includes funds for the Quintana Center Immigration Legal Clinic to provide pro-bono immigration legal services to clients, and allows for legal non-citizens to be given the highest priority for services. It provides funds for the Office of Refugees and Immigrants and for a citizenship program for new Americans. It provides mental health services for immigrants and refugees who have experienced torture and trauma. |
Budgets |
DC |
B |
901 |
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Emergency Act |
07/30/2018 - Enacted |
This emergency budget law includes funds for immigrant legal services. "District immigrant resident" means an immigrant individual who resides in the District of Columbia, regardless of their immigration status, and includes full-time students at post-secondary educational institutions located in the District. The law also includes funds for immigrant children's health. |
Budgets |
IL |
H |
4887 |
Youth to Independent Adult Assistance |
08/03/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the Department of Children and Family Services to assist a youth in care in identifying and obtaining documents necessary to function as an independent adult prior to the closure of the youth's case including immigration, citizenship, or naturalization documentation, if applicable. |
Public_Benefits |
MA |
H |
4834 |
Voter Registration and Fraud Safeguarding |
08/09/2018 - Enacted |
This voter registration law requires the state secretary to determine that a state agency collects "reliable citizenship information" from applicants that affirm their citizenship status and collects a signed affirmation of citizenship status or documentary proof of citizenship status and that records of citizens are segregable from non-citizens. |
Voting |
MA |
H |
4732 |
Economic Development |
08/10/2018 - Line Item Vetoed |
This law provides for economic development and job creation in Massachusetts. Of $300,000 for a technical assistance program for businesses and entrepreneurs in East Boston, $100,000 is for technical support to immigrant and non-English speaking businesses and business owners. |
Budgets |
IL |
H |
5202 |
Youth Budget Commission |
08/13/2018 - Enacted |
This law establishes the Youth Budget Commission to improve policies, services and opportunities for adolescents. The 15-member commission must include representatives from various organizations, including immigrant communities. |
Miscellaneous |
CA |
AJR |
36 |
136th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act |
08/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution marks May 6, 2018, as the 136th anniversary of the enactment of the Chinese Exclusion Act to recognize the harm caused by racially discriminatory immigration measures, and to honor the contributions of all immigrants and refugees. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SCR |
135 |
Portugal Day |
08/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares June 10, 2018, as Portugal Day, a day to celebrate Portuguese national heritage. Portuguese Americans have made valuable and substantial contributions to every facet of California life, such as within the thriving agricultural communities of the Santa Clara and San Joaquin Valleys and through service in local, state, and federal office. Today over 350,000 Portuguese Americans reside in California. |
Resolutions |
IL |
H |
5544 |
State Council on Women and Girls Act |
08/17/2018 - Enacted |
This law creates the Illinois Council on Women and Girls to advise the Governor and the General Assembly on policy issues impacting women and girls. The number of women and girls, of all ages in Illinois as of 2013, was close to half of the State's population, at 6,560,187 and approximately 13% of the total population of the women are immigrants. Appointments to the Council shall be persons of recognized ability and experience in one or more of the following areas: higher education, business, law, social services, human services, immigration, refugee services, community development, or healthcare. The Council must meet every quarter and submit reports semiannually to the Governor and the General Assembly. |
Miscellaneous |
CA |
ACR |
187 |
Portuguese National Heritage Month |
08/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the month of June 2018 as Portuguese National Heritage Month and commemorates Azorean immigrants who moved to California just before and after the turn of the 20th century. Each wave contributed substantially to setting up agricultural operations, especially dairy, vegetable, and fruit farms. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
AJR |
125 |
World Refugee Day |
08/17/2018 - Enacted |
This joint resolution designates June 20th of each year as "World Refugee Day" in New Jersey to call attention to the unbelievable hardships of refugees worldwide and their importance as residents of New Jersey. The Office of Refugee Resettlement at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has noted that the public private partnership, which makes refugee resettlement possible, is facilitated by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Church World Service (CWS), Catholic Charities (USCCB), and the Reformed Church of Highland Park (USCRI), and with the support of the IRC managed New Jersey's Office for Refugees. These partner agencies in the last 10 years have resettled 5,388 refugees and 426 Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) recipients in New Jersey from more than 37 countries including Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Syria, and Sudan. |
Resolutions |
CA |
A |
1639 |
Crime Victims: Victim Compensation Board |
08/20/2018 - Enacted |
This law creates the Healing for All Act of 2017 and requires that the California Victim Compensation board's outreach and training affirm that access to information about victim compensation and an application for compensation, will not be denied on the basis of the victim's or derivative victim's documentation or immigration status. |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
A |
1887 |
Public Education Governance: Service on Boards |
08/24/2018 - Enacted |
This law authorizes any student attending a campus of the California Community Colleges, the California State University, the University of California, or an independent institution of higher education, as defined, who qualifies for exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to a specified statute to serve on any board or commission established. |
Education |
IL |
S |
3109 |
Professional Regulation Law |
08/24/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that no person shall be denied a license, certificate, limited permit, or registration issued by the Department of Professional Regulation solely based on his or her citizenship status or immigration status. This does not grant eligibility for obtaining any public benefit other than a professional license issued by the Department. |
Id_DriversLicense |
IL |
S |
3488 |
Anti Registry Program Act |
08/24/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that information regarding an individual's citizenship or immigration status, lawful or unlawful will be interpreted consistently with Section 1373 of Title 8 of the United States Code. |
Law_Enforcement |
NJ |
A |
4208 |
Complete Count Commission |
08/24/2018 - Enacted |
This law establishing the New Jersey Complete Count Commission encourages outreach to hard to count populations, such as African Americans, Hispanics or Latinos, Asian Americans, non-native English speakers, persons who are indigent or homeless, college students, children under five years of age, men ages 18-49, the elderly, persons displaced by natural disasters, persons who are incarcerated, and members of the LGBTQ community. The outreach must also ensure that immigrant populations in this State understand the confidentiality of the census survey and the importance of completing the 2020 Census regardless of citizenship status. |
Miscellaneous |
CA |
A |
2090 |
Guardianships: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status |
08/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law clarifies that a parent is authorized to file a petition for guardianship, in connection with a petition to make the necessary findings regarding special immigrant juvenile status, if the proposed ward consents. |
Public_Benefits |
CA |
ACR |
262 |
Chinese American Contribution to Yosemite and Sierras |
08/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the legacy of California's pioneer Chinese Americans. It recognizes that Chinese immigrants became an indispensable workforce by taking on jobs that were not desired by others and performing tasks so well that today their accomplishments illustrate the highest levels of human achievement and honors their contributions to the Yosemite National Park and the Sierra Nevada. |
Resolutions |
VA |
HR |
704 |
Commendatory Resolution |
08/30/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends AALEAD, the Asian American Youth Leadership Empowerment And Development, which provides resources and support to young Vietnamese immigrants. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
176 |
Domestic Violence Awareness Month |
09/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes Oct. 2018, and each following October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence affects women, men, and children of all racial, ethnic, cultural, social, religious, and economic groups in the United States and here in California. The marginalization of certain groups in society, including undocumented individuals, LGBTQ individuals, and people living with disabilities, increases their vulnerability to intimate partner violence. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
269 |
Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Day |
09/05/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares Nov. 9th, 2018 and each Nov. 9th following to be recognized as Dosan Ahn Chang Ho Day, as he helped and organized the early Korean immigrants who came to the United States. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
267 |
Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month |
09/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes November 2018 as Sikh American Awareness and Appreciation Month, which acknowledges the contributions made by Californians of Sikh heritage to the state, condemns all hate crimes and bias incidents against Sikh Americans and encourages all Sikhs to practice their faith freely and fearlessly. |
Resolutions |
CA |
AJR |
39 |
Citizenship: Internationally Adopted Adults |
09/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the President of the United States and the Congress of the United States to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted children who are now adults and to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018. |
Resolutions |
CA |
AJR |
46 |
Federal Zero Tolerance Immigration Policy |
09/06/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges federal departments to immediately cease the implementation of the zero tolerance federal immigration policy and to not propose any additional inhumane immigration policies in the future. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
173 |
Little Saigon Cultural and Commercial District |
09/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the relocation of hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese to the United States, many of whom immigrated to San Diego and the City Heights Community. Today over 55,000 Vietnamese Americans reside throughout the San Diego region. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
282 |
Filipino American History Month |
09/07/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the month of October 2018 and the following Oct. as Filipino American History Month and the 431st anniversary of the first presence of migrant Filipinos in the continental United States. |
Resolutions |
CA |
S |
1410 |
Public Utilities: Inspection and Audit of Books |
09/11/2018 - Enacted |
This law extends labor protections for drivers who move freight between California's ports and distribution centers. The legislature finds that these drivers are a largely immigrant workforce and particularly vulnerable to labor exploitation. |
Employment |
CA |
ACR |
261 |
Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month |
09/11/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the month of October 2018 as California Hindu American Awareness and Appreciation Month. Hindus are primarily an immigrant community and first started immigrating to California and the United States in the early 1900s. |
Resolutions |
CA |
ACR |
281 |
Arirang Day Commemoration |
09/11/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates October 12, 2018 as Arirang Day, which celebrates the culture and contributions of Korean Americans to California. With an enduring belief in the American dream, Korean immigrants have helped to turn smaller areas within the State of California into thriving and respectable communities, while raising their children to be productive Korean Americans. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SCR |
157 |
Italian American Heritage Month |
09/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes October 2018 as Italian American Heritage Month and encourages public schools to highlight and include Italian-American achievements and contributions to California in the elementary and secondary school social science textbooks. |
Resolutions |
CA |
SJR |
29 |
Immigration |
09/12/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution calls for the President and the U.S. Congress to acknowledge that the separation of immigrant children from their families at the border is detrimental to the short- and long-term physical and mental well-being of children. |
Resolutions |
CA |
A |
2775 |
Professional Cosmetics: Labeling Requirements |
09/14/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires state labeling requirements for health and safety protections to conform with federal law. An estimated 59 to 80 percent of the 129,000 licensed manicurists are Vietnamese immigrants, many with limited English skills. |
Health |
CA |
A |
2184 |
Business Licenses |
09/14/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits localities from denying businesses licenses to an otherwise eligible applicant based on his or her citizenship status or immigration status. Local governments are required to accept a California driver' s license or identification number, individual taxpayer identification number, or municipal identification number in lieu of a social security number. |
Id_DriversLicense |
CA |
S |
1494 |
Public Safety Omnibus |
09/14/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows law enforcement officials to have discretion to cooperate with immigration authorities only if doing so would not violate any federal, state, or local law, or local policy, and where permitted by the California Values Act. |
Law_Enforcement |
DC |
R |
985 |
Sole Source Contract Modifications |
09/18/2018 - Enacted |
This law declares an emergency to provide services to unaccompanied refugee minors by the Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Arena. |
Budgets |
CA |
A |
3255 |
Postsecondary Education: Omnibus Bill |
09/18/2018 - Enacted |
This law related to instate tuition for immigrants amends existing law to require that the 3 or more years of full-time high school coursework be in California. |
Education |
CA |
A |
2826 |
Pupil Enrollment: Interdistrict Attendance |
09/19/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires each school district of residence and school district to post on its website the procedures and timelines regarding a request for an inter-district transfer permit. The school district must ensure pupils are selected through an unbiased process that prohibits consideration of whether or not a pupil should be enrolled based on his or her academic or athletic performance, physical condition, proficiency in English, family income, or any individual characteristics including, but not limited to, race or ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, and immigration status. |
Education |
CA |
A |
2121 |
Pupil Instruction: Coursework: Migratory Children |
09/20/2018 - Enacted |
This law extends provisions related to high school graduation to a pupil who is a migratory child, and a pupil participating in an English language proficiency program for newly arrived immigrant pupils, and requires charter schools to comply with the requirements applicable to school districts. |
Education |
CA |
A |
2210 |
Public Postsecondary Education: Nonresident Tuition |
09/20/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires California Community Colleges to post a notice on its website stating which persons are exempt from paying nonresident tuition, such as students who have been granted special immigrant visas or are refugees. |
Education |
CA |
A |
3249 |
State Bar Act: Attorneys: Discipline: Membership Fee |
09/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law amends the State Bar Act to prohibit a licensing board from requiring an individual to disclose either citizenship status or immigration status for purposes of licensure. A licensing board shall not deny licensure to an otherwise qualified and eligible individual based solely on his or her citizenship status or immigration status. |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
A |
2592 |
Secretary of State: Census Outreach and Education |
09/21/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the Secretary of State to incorporate messages into public election materials produced that promote awareness of, and encourage participation in, the census and to include this information in the state voter information guide for any statewide election that is held less than one year before the census and on the Secretary of State's website. |
Voting |
CA |
S |
895 |
Pupil Instruction: Vietnamese and Cambodian Genocide |
09/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law encourages a school district, charter school, or county office of education to maintain kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, to offer a course of study based on model curriculum relative to the Vietnamese American refugee experience and to the Cambodian genocide. |
Education |
CA |
S |
1402 |
Labor Contracting: Customer Liability |
09/22/2018 - Enacted |
This law provides better labor law enforcement of port drayage services. Port drayage drivers are a largely immigrant workforce and particularly vulnerable to labor exploitation. |
Employment |
PA |
HR |
1043 |
Commemorative Resolution |
09/24/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the establishment of York College of Pennsylvania. In 1767, Reverend John Andrews established York County Academy to teach English, Latin and Greek to German immigrants. |
Resolutions |
CA |
A |
1895 |
DREAM Loan Program: Repayment |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires universities to adopt procedures, by Jan. 1, 2020, allowing an immigrant student borrower to select an income-based repayment plan for the repayment of a DREAM loan . |
Education |
CA |
A |
2098 |
Adult Education Block Grant: Immigration Integration |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law related to immigrant integration requires reports from the chancellor and superintendent to be provided to the Statewide Director of Immigrant Integration in the Governor' s Office of Planning and Research. The chancellor and superintendent are required to identify common measures for meeting the needs of immigrant and refugee adults seeking integration. |
Education |
CA |
A |
3022 |
Retroactive Grant of High School Diplomas |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law authorizes the retroactive grant of a high school diploma to a person who has departed California against his or her will (deported pupils), who was enrolled in grade 12 and was in good academic standing at the time of his or her departure. |
Education |
CA |
S |
183 |
Educational Equity: Immigration Status |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law adds immigration status to its policy on equity in education. |
Education |
CA |
S |
746 |
Firearms and Ammunition: Prohibited Possession: Dealers |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law adds requirements for a person seeking return of a firearm that is in custody of law enforcement. The application must include certain identifying information, including, if the applicant is not a U.S. citizen, the applicant's country of citizenship and the applicant's alien registration or I-94 number. |
Id_DriversLicense |
CA |
S |
1217 |
Private Investigator Act: Firearms Qualification |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This law states that an applicant must produce evidence to the firearm training facility that he or she is a citizen of the United States or has permanent legal alien status in the United States. Citizenship or permanent legal alien status is deemed sufficient by the bureau to ensure compliance with federal laws. |
Law_Enforcement |
MI |
HR |
397 |
Maltese American Heritage Week Resolution |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares September 21-28, 2018, as Maltese American Heritage Week in the state of Michigan. The 2013 American Community Survey estimates that over 12,900 Michiganders are Maltese immigrants or children of Maltese immigrants. |
Resolutions |
PA |
HR |
1016 |
Observation Resolution |
09/26/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes September 15 through October 15, 2018, as Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanics are the largest ethnic minority group in the United States and make valuable contributions to Pennsylvania through business and industry, politics, education, the sciences and the arts. |
Resolutions |
CA |
S |
695 |
Professions and Vocations: Individual Tax ID Number |
09/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits a professional licensing board, including the State Department of Public Health, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, and the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, from requiring an individual to disclose citizenship or immigration status and from denying licensure to an otherwise qualified and eligible individual based solely on his or her citizenship or immigration status. The law allows an applicant to provide either the individual taxpayer identification number or social security number for purposes of applying for a certificate. |
Employment |
CA |
A |
2845 |
Criminal Procedure: Pardons |
09/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law allows an applicant for parole to be eligible for a pardon, commutation, or certificate of rehabilitation without regard to his or her immigration status. |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
A |
2867 |
Criminal Procedure: Postconviction Relief |
09/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law clarifies postconviction relief for individuals who may not have understood the actual or potential adverse immigration consequences of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. |
Law_Enforcement |
CA |
S |
1194 |
Privacy: Lodging and Common Carriers |
09/27/2018 - Enacted |
This law prohibits lodging and bus transportation agencies from disclosing private information to a 3rd party, such as an immigration enforcement agent, without a court-issued subpoena, warrant, or order. |
Law_Enforcement |
NJ |
ACR |
180 |
Keep Families Together Act |
09/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commends and supports New Jersey's federal Senators Menendez and Booker for sponsoring the "Keep Families Together Act" which keeps immigrant families together and prevents the United States government from separating children from their parents at the border. |
Resolutions |
NJ |
AR |
181 |
Presidential and Congressional Resolution |
09/27/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the President and Congress to eliminate existing restrictions on abortion access and reject Supreme Court nominees who would impose new limits on reproductive freedom. The resolution recognizes that a woman should make an abortion decision for herself, based on what is best for her and her family, and it is further crucial that the woman be provided with equal access to abortion and other reproductive health care, regardless of where she lives, how much money she makes, or her insurance or immigration status. |
Resolutions |
CA |
S |
244 |
Privacy: Personal Information |
09/28/2018 - Enacted |
This privacy law prohibits the use of a driver' s license as evidence of an individual' s citizenship or immigration status for any purpose. |
Id_DriversLicense |
CA |
A |
2041 |
University of California: Chief Investment Officer |
09/29/2018 - Enacted |
This law urges the University of California, through its Office of the Chief Investment Officer, to encourage diversity in its hiring and investments and requires a report to the legislature how it is addressing these issues in investing its pension and endowment funds. The legislature finds that women, ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ community, persons with disabilities, veterans, and immigrants, among other groups, are underrepresented in the venture capital industry and in the executive ranks of venture-backed companies. |
Employment |
CA |
A |
2887 |
Migrant Farm Labor Centers |
09/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development, through its Office of Migrant Services, to allow migrant farm labor centers to have flexibility in opening dates to adjust for variable seasonal or climate changes. |
Employment |
CA |
S |
1343 |
Employers: Sexual Harassment Training: Requirement |
09/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires employers of 5 or more employees, including migrant and seasonal agricultural workers, to provide training and education regarding sexual harassment. The law previously affected employers of 50 or more employees. |
Employment |
PA |
HR |
1039 |
Designation Resolution |
10/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes September 21st as "Peace Day" and recognizes that Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for civil and religious freedom by Quakers and other immigrants who put their faith not in war, but in peaceful coexistence. |
Resolutions |
PA |
SR |
447 |
Designation Resolution |
10/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution designates October 2018 as Polish American Heritage Month. Individuals of Polish heritage have contributed greatly to global advancement and the growth of the United States and Pennsylvania in particular in the more than 400 years since the first Polish immigrants settled here. |
Resolutions |
PA |
SR |
448 |
Recognition Resolution |
10/01/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the month of October 2018 as Italian-American Heritage Month. Italian immigrants arrived relatively unskilled but soon helped fuel a booming industrial economy by providing labor for American factories and mines and helping to build roads, dams, tunnels and other infrastructure. |
Resolutions |
MI |
HR |
404 |
Italian American Heritage Month Resolution |
10/02/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution declares October 2018 as Italian-American Heritage Month in the state of Michigan. An estimated 5.5 million Italians immigrated to the United States between 1820 and 2004. Today, there are over 18 million Americans of Italian descent in the United States, making them the fourth largest ethnic group. |
Resolutions |
DC |
B |
922 |
Budget Support Congressional Review |
10/03/2018 - Enacted |
This budget law includes funding for immigrant legal services and immigrant children's health coverage. |
Budgets |
DC |
B |
926 |
Sole Source Contract Modifications |
10/03/2018 - Enacted |
This budget law funds goods and services for unaccompanied refugee minors. |
Budgets |
PA |
HR |
899 |
Recognition Resolution |
10/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution recognizes the life of former heavyweight wrestling champion and Pennsylvania hero, Bruno Sammartino and expresses condolences on his passing. After WWII, Bruno and other members of the Sammartino family immigrated to the United States, settling in Pittsburgh where they were reunited with Bruno's father. |
Resolutions |
PA |
HR |
1160 |
Condemning Anti Sikh Violence |
10/17/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution condemns the November 1984 anti-Sikh violence in India as genocide. The Sikh community, which originated in Punjab, India, and began immigrating into the United States over 100 years ago, has played an important role in developing the United States and Pennsylvania. Sikhism is the world's fifth-largest religion with nearly 30 million adherents, including roughly 700,000 in the United States |
Resolutions |
NJ |
SR |
96 |
Presidential and Congressional Resolution |
10/29/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution urges the President and Congress to eliminate existing restrictions on abortion access and reject Supreme Court nominees who would impose new limits on reproductive freedom. It states women should have the right to choose whether they have an abortion and should have access to reproductive health care regardless of their immigration status, race, income, or insurance. |
Resolutions |
DC |
B |
753 |
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Support Act |
10/30/2018 - Enacted |
This budget law includes funds for immigrant legal services. "District immigrant resident" means an immigrant individual who resides in the District of Columbia, regardless of their immigration status, and includes full-time students at post-secondary educational institutions located in the District. The law also includes funds for immigrant children's health. |
Budgets |
DC |
B |
203 |
Infant and Toddler Developmental Health Services |
10/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law requires the Department of Health (DOH) to issue grants to a nonprofit organization to provide services to homeless families with an infant or toddler residing in the DC General Family Shelter or DC General Family Shelter replacement units, and immigrant families. Beginning October 1, 2019, DOH must award a grant or contract annually to at least one nonprofit organization to enable the organization to provide Early Head Start to immigrant families. |
Health |
DC |
B |
250 |
Vital Records Modernization |
10/30/2018 - Enacted |
This law establishes a new system of record-keeping for vital records for the District of Columbia. The registrar may accept IR-3 immigrant visa status, or successor immigrant visa status for the child, issued by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services when establishing a new record of live birth for an adoptee born outside of the United States. |
Miscellaneous |
IL |
HR |
1191 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
11/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates Manuel De Jesus Marques Martinez on his 90th birthday. In Cuba, Manuel Martinez worked for La Fabrica de Zapatos de Fefo from 1949 to 1950, U.S. Roberts from 1950 to 1959, and the Ministerio de Hacienda en el Gobierno de Fidel Castro, El Departamente de Impuestos (IRS) from 1959 to 1961. Martinez and his family immigrated to the U.S. in April of 1962, they arrived in Miami and eventually settled in Chicago. From 1962 to 1991, Manuel Martinez worked for Fel-Products, Inc. in Illinois, he retired in 1991. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
1207 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
11/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Joliet Branch 20 of the Slovenian Union of America on its 90th anniversary. Joliet's Branch 20 was the third of 12 branches to be organized in Illinois. On June 11, 1928, 14 charter members of Branch 20 met for the first time, most of the members were parishioners of St. Joseph Church, founded by immigrants in 1891. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
1247 |
Memorial Resolution |
11/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourns the death of Leon Lenderman. The son of Jewish immigrants, Lenderman joined the Columbia physics department in constructing a 385-MeV synchrotron at Nevis lab at Irvington-on-the Hudson, New York. He remained as part of that collaboration for 28 years and eventually served as director of Nevis Labs from 1961 until 1978. He rose to prominence as a researcher and began to influence science policy. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
1256 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
11/13/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates the City of Albion on the bicentennial anniversary of its founding. In 1816, George Flower and Morris Birkbeck sought to immigrate to America from England to form a colony that prized independence and political representation. |
Resolutions |
IL |
SR |
1879 |
Memorial Resolution |
11/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution commemorates the death of Harold W. Sundelius of Moline. He was a member of the American Scandinavian Association at Augustana College and served on the board of the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. |
Resolutions |
IL |
SR |
1921 |
Memorial Resolution |
11/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourns the passing of Van Cybulski, and extends sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him. Cybulski was born in Poland, as the events leading to World War II began to unfold, his family immigrated to Mexico and eventually the U.S. |
Resolutions |
IL |
SR |
1934 |
Memorial Resolution |
11/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourns the passing of Simon Weltman, and extends sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him. Born in Germany, he fought in World War II and Israel's War of Independence and immigrated to the U.S. in 1963. |
Resolutions |
IL |
SR |
1970 |
Memorial Resolution |
11/15/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution mourn the passing of Luis Carlos Castillo, and extends sincere condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him. Castillo immigrated from Columbia to the U.S. in 1988. |
Resolutions |
GA |
H |
1 |
Appropriations for State Fiscal Year |
11/17/2018 - Enacted |
This law makes and provides appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1st, 2018. It reimburses members of the Immigration Enforcement Review Board for expenses incurred in connection with the investigation and review of complaints alleging failure of public agencies or employees to properly adhere to federal and state laws related to the federal work authorization program E-Verify. |
Budgets |
IN |
SR |
7 |
Honorary Resolution |
11/20/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors Senator Mike Delph upon his retirement and thanks him for his years of service to the Indiana State Senate. He served as Chair of the Senate Select Commission on Immigration Issues. |
Resolutions |
IL |
S |
34 |
VOICES Act |
11/28/2018 - Enacted |
The Voices of Immigrant Communities Empowering Survivors (VOICES) Act requires law enforcement agencies to designate officials to complete certification for T and U visas for certain victims of criminal activity for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. |
Law_Enforcement |
IL |
SR |
2221 |
Honorary Resolution |
11/28/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution thanks Senator Kwame Raoul for his years of service to the people of Illinois. The son of Haitian immigrants, Sen. Raoul passed the Illinois Voting Rights Act to protect racial and language minorities and increase transparency and public participation in the redistricting process. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
1313 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
11/29/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulates Rep. John D. Cavaletto on his retirement and recognizes his distinguished career of public service to the people of Illinois. Rep. Cavaletto is the grandson of immigrant coal miners. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
1335 |
Honorary Resolution |
11/29/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution honors and thanks State Representative Carol Sente for her years of dedicated service. She is the daughter of immigrants from Hungary and Austria. |
Resolutions |
IL |
HR |
1336 |
Congratulatory Resolution |
11/29/2018 - Enacted |
This resolution congratulats State Representative Daniel J. Burke for his dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives. Representative Burke has been a steady and forceful voice for immigrants, children, police officers, and fire fighters as well as an advocate for animal rights. |
Resolutions |
DC |
B |
324 |
Notary Public Electronic Establishment and Enhancement |
12/04/2018 - Enacted |
This law establishes an electronic notary system to provide notarial acts and to authorize the Office of the Secretary to create an electronic database of notaries. The database shall note whether a notary public has the electronic notary endorsement pursuant to section, prohibited acts include an act as an immigration consultant or an expert on immigration matters, representing a person in a judicial or administrative proceeding relating to immigration to the United States, United States citizenship, or related matters. The Mayor maintains an electronic database of notaries public commissioned in the District that is accessible to the public and available at no cost. |
Law_Enforcement |
NY |
A |
2805 |
Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers |
12/07/2018 - Enacted |
This law creates entrepreneurship assistance centers primarily to assist minority group members, women, individuals with a disability, dislocated workers and veterans. Minority group member is defined as a U.S. citizen or permanent resident alien who is a member of the following groups: black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian or Alaska Native persons. |
Employment |