Senate:

Illegal Immigration Relief Act SB 458 sponsored by Sen. Peggy Palmer would authorize state and local authorities to enforce federal immigration law; prohibit illegal immigrants from receiving state services and repeal a state law giving the children of illegal immigrants’ in-state tuition at state colleges and universities. Bill would also require employers to use the federal E-Verify system to check residency of new hires, and impose fines on companies that knowingly hire illegal immigrants. Would also allow authorities to end state contracts or strip the business license of companies knowingly employing illegals.

Status 08-Mar-05 12:00 pm: Introduced and referred to Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee.  Public hearings concluded; no committee action yet.

Key Legislators:  Senators Palmer, Barnett, Huelskamp, Journey and Ostmeyer.  Sen. Peggy Palmer's website.  Press releases: News conference Feb 7, 2008.

Key Players:  Large coalition of business organizations led by the  Kansas Chamber of Commerce.

House:

House Fed & State is holding hearings on several bills, HB 2370, HB 2680, HB 2836, HB 2921, all dealing in some way with enforcement of immigration law.

Status 07-Feb-26 4:00 pm: Introduced and referred to House Federal and State Affairs Committee.  Public hearings concluded; no committee action yet.

House Journal 27-03-2008

House Substitute for Senate bill 329

Roll call was demanded on motion of Rep. Carlson to amend H. Sub. for SB 329
on page 1, by striking all in lines 14 through 43;

On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 86; Nays 36; Present but not voting: 0; Absent or not
voting: 3.

Yeas: Aurand, Ballard, Bethell, Burgess, Burroughs, Carlin, Carlson, Colloton, Craft, Crow, Davis, Faust-Goudeau, Feuerborn, Flaharty, Flora, Frownfelter, Garcia, Gatewood, Goico, Gordon, Goyle, Grant, Hawk, Hayzlett, Henderson, Henry, Hill, C. Holmes, M. Holmes, Horst, Humerickhouse, Huntington, Johnson, Kelsey, King, Kuether, Lane, Light, Loganbill, Long, Lukert, McCray-Miller, McKinney, McLachlan, Menghini, Merrick, Metsker, Moxley, Neighbor, Neufeld, Olson, Owens, Pauls, Phelps, Pottorff, Powell, Powers, Proehl, Quigley, Roth, Ruiz, Sawyer, Schroeder, Schwartz, Shultz, Siegfreid, Sloan, Spalding, Storm, Svaty, Swanson, Swenson, Tafanelli, Tietze, Treaster, Trimmer, Vickrey, Ward, Watkins, Wetta, Whitham, Wilk, Winn, K. Wolf, Worley, Yoder.

Nays: Beamer, Bowers, Brown, Brunk, Colyer, Crum, Dahl, Dillmore, Donohoe, Faber, Fund, Grange, Hodge, Holland, Huebert, Kelley, Kinzer, Knox, Landwehr, Mah, Mast, Masterson, McLeland, Jim Morrison, Judy Morrison, Myers, O’Neal, Otto, Palmer, Patton, Peck, Rardin, Rhoades, Ruff, Williams, B. Wolf.

Present but not voting: None.
Absent or not voting: George, Kiegerl, Peterson.
The motion of Rep. Carlson prevailed.

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Also, roll call was demanded on motion of Rep. Kinzer to amend H. Sub. for SB 329 as
amended on motion by Representative Carlson on March 27, 2008, on page 1, by striking all following the enacting clause;

On roll call, the vote was: Yeas 28; Nays 90; Present but not voting: 0; Absent or not
voting: 7.

Yeas: Beamer, Brown, Brunk, Colyer, Crum, Dahl, Donohoe, Faber, Fund, Gatewood, Grange, Hodge, Holland, Kelley, Kinzer, Knox, Landwehr, Mast, McLeland, Judy Morrison, Myers, Olson, Otto, Patton, Peck, Watkins, Williams, B. Wolf.

Nays: Aurand, Ballard, Bethell, Bowers, Burgess, Burroughs, Carlin, Carlson, Colloton, Craft, Crow, Davis, Dillmore, Faust-Goudeau, Feuerborn, Flaharty, Flora, Frownfelter, Garcia, Goico, Gordon, Goyle, Grant, Hawk, Henderson, Henry, Hill, C. Holmes, M. Holmes, Horst, Humerickhouse, Huntington, Johnson, Kelsey, King, Kuether, Lane, Light, Loganbill, Long, Lukert, Mah, Masterson, McCray-Miller, McKinney, McLachlan, Menghini, Metsker, Jim Morrison, Moxley, Neighbor, Neufeld, O’Neal, Owens, Palmer, Pauls, Phelps, Pottorff, Powell, Powers, Proehl, Quigley, Rardin, Roth, Ruff, Ruiz, Sawyer, Schroeder, Schwartz, Shultz, Siegfreid, Sloan, Spalding, Storm, Svaty, Swanson, Swenson, Tafanelli, Tietze, Treaster, Trimmer, Vickrey, Ward, Wetta, Whitham, Wilk, Winn, K. Wolf, Worley, Yoder.

Present but not voting: None.
Absent or not voting: George, Hayzlett, Huebert, Kiegerl, Merrick, Peterson, Rhoades.
The motion of Rep. Kinzer did not prevail.