Bill Summary for Bill Number Referendum K

Date: 09/06/2006

Final
Referendum K

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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01:13 PM -- Referendum K

Carl Jarrett, Legislative Council Staff, came to the table to present the ballot analysis for Referendum K, which requires the state to sue the federal government to demand enforcement of federal immigration laws. He discussed a staff amendment (Attachment C), which was due to comments received after the final draft was completed. Mr. Jarrett responded to questions about state enforcement of federal immigration laws, stating that states can only enforce federal criminal laws, not civil laws.

01:21 PM

Mr. Jarrett responded to a question from Speaker Romanoff regarding the argument against the measure. The Speaker spoke to the staff amendment, expressing concern about the language in the amendment. Committee discussion on state enforcement of federal immigration law ensued. Mr. Jarrett offered to amend the language of the argument against to address the committee's concerns about enforcement of immigration laws. The Speaker took the analysis off the table to allow staff time to work on the language in question.