The House Judiciary heard SB 181 concerning citizenship and immigration status sponsored by Rep. Jeter and authored by Sen. Koch.The author explained that the bill provides:
- if the Attorney General determines probable cause exists, the Attorney General, rather than any person lawfully domiciled in Indiana, shall bring an action to compel a governmental body or postsecondary educational institution to comply with statutes requiring cooperation with federal immigration officials.
- Requires a court to apply a preponderance of the evidence standard to enjoin the violation of those statutes.
An amendment was proposed to change the “shall” language to “may.” That amendment failed. A representative from the Office of the Indiana Attorney General testified in support. The bill passed 7-2.
Read the bill at: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2024/bills/senate/181