Senate Bill 549
By: Senators Howard of the 35th, Kemp of the 38th, Harrell of the 40th, Wicks of the 34th
and Anderson of the 43rd
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
general provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, so as to prohibit covered
governmental entities from providing funding or resources in support of the operation of
immigration detention centers; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to
repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 1 of Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general
provisions regarding law enforcement officers and agencies, is amended by adding a new
Code section to read as follows:
<ins>"35-1-17.1.
(a) As used in this Code section, the term:
(1) 'Covered entity' means every:
(A) State department, agency, board, bureau, office, commission, public corporation,
authority, and political subdivision thereof;
(B) County, municipal corporation, local school district, and political subdivision
thereof of the State of Georgia; and
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<ins>(C) City, county, regional, and other authority established pursuant to the laws of the
State of Georgia.
(2) 'Detainee' means a noncitizen who is held in an immigration detention center pending
immigration proceedings or removal from the United States under the authority of the
United States Department of Homeland Security or United States Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.
(3) 'Immigration detention center' means any facility located in this state that holds
detainees, including private facilities contracted by the federal government to hold such
detainees.
(b) No covered entity shall provide funding or resources in support of the operation of
immigration detention centers."
</ins> SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.