Broadens the smuggling-of-persons offense by removing the requirement that the actor conceal, harbor, or shield the person from detection, so more acts can be prosecuted as state immigration crimes.
encourages or induces a person to enter or remain in this country in violation of state or federal law [deleted: by concealing, harboring, or shielding that person from detection]
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Committee
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Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2025-03-14: Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Filed
2025-02-03
Committee
Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the Penal Code smuggling-of-persons statute to expand the scope of criminal liability for encouraging or inducing unlawful entry/remaining (by deleting the concealment/harboring element) and by adding a new provision targeting entry onto agricultural land, both of which increase the reach of state immigration enforcement.
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