xFirst Extraordinary Session
              Sixty-fifth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 06B-2078.02 Kristen Forrestal  HOUSE BILL 06S-1022
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Pommer,
 
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 (None),
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House Committees
 Senate Committees
 
 
 Judiciary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning directing the state attorney general to initiate
            a lawsuit to demand that immigration laws be enforced
            at the federal level.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Declares that the failure of the federal government to enforce
       immigration laws places an undue burden on state governments.  Refers
       to the voters a measure to direct the state attorney general to initiate a
       lawsuit to demand the enforcement of immigration laws at the federal
       level.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  Title 24, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended BY
       THE ADDITION OF A NEW ARTICLE to read:
                           ARTICLE 19.8
        Directive to the Attorney General to Demand Federal
         Enforcement of Existing Federal Immigration Laws
            24-19.8-101.  Legislative declaration.  The general assembly
       hereby finds and declares that the failure to enforce
       immigration laws at the federal level places an undue burden
       on state government resources and that there is a limitation on
       what can be done at the state level to enforce the federal laws
       and to implement laws at the state level.  The general assembly
       further finds that the state of Colorado spends a
       disproportionate share of its limited tax revenue on public
       services and benefits such as health care, law enforcement,
       criminal defense and incarceration, and education that are
       provided to illegal aliens as a result of the federal
       government's failure to enforce immigration laws.  Therefore,
       Colorado state attorney general John Suthers shall initiate a
       lawsuit against United States attorney general Alberto
       Gonzales to demand the enforcement of all existing federal
       immigration laws by the federal government.
            SECTION 2.  Refer to people under referendum.  This act shall
       be submitted to a vote of the registered electors of the state of Colorado
       at the next election for which it may be submitted, for their approval or
       rejection, under the provisions of the referendum as provided for in
       section 1 of article V of the state constitution, and in article 40 of title 1,
       Colorado Revised  Statutes.  Each elector voting at said election and
       desirous of voting for or against said act shall cast a vote provided by law
       either "Yes" or "No" on the propositions:  "Shall Colorado state
       attorney general John Suthers initiate a lawsuit against United
       States attorney general Alberto Gonzales to demand the
       enforcement of all existing federal immigration laws by the
       federal government?"  The votes cast for the adoption or rejection of
       said act shall be canvassed and the result determined in the manner
       provided by law for the canvassing of votes for representatives in
       Congress.