Creates a new state felony for a parent or guardian who knowingly engages someone to transport their child across an international border in violation of federal or state law if the child ends up without custody, at risk of harm, abandoned, exploited, or endangered, so more state immigration-related
A person commits an offense if: (1) the person is a parent of a child or is a guardian, conservator, or other legal custodian of a child; (2) the person knowingly pays, contracts with, or otherwise engages an individual or organization for the purpose of transporting the child across an international border in violation of any federal or state law;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill creates a new state criminal offense tied to smuggling a child across an international border in violation of law, which expands state immigration enforcement via a new state-immigration-crime. It applies specifically when the actor is a parent or legal custodian and the child ends up without physical custody or endangered, which adds a new penalty in the parent-child custody relationship and thus restricts the custody-support axis for the less-custodial or paying parent.
Related bills
HB111Relating to a prohibition on the installation or construction of border security infrastructure on state park property.↓Restricts immigration enforcement Filed
HB137Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state and local contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the le↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
SB49Relating to border protection and economic development services, programs, and other measures, including measures to recruit health care pro↑Expands immigration enforcement↑Expands immigration enforcement Filed
SB273Relating to a prohibition on the installation or construction of border security infrastructure on state park property.↓Restricts immigration enforcement↓Restricts immigration enforcement Filed
Hearings and calendar
2025-03-26 10:30 · Hearing · House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing E2.016