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Title	Extortion Of Immigrants Engaging In Lawful Acts
Status	House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass (04/23/2021)
Bill Subjects	Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement
House Sponsors	D. Roberts (D) K. Tipper (D)
Senate Sponsors	J. Cooke (R) R. Rodriguez (D)
House Committee	Judiciary
Senate Committee	Judiciary
Date Introduced	02/16/2021
Summary	Under current law, it is criminal extortion to threaten to report another person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to give the person money or another item of value. The bill adds to that version of criminal extortion a prohibition against threatening to report a person's immigration status to law enforcement to induce the threatened person to perform an act or refrain from performing a lawful act.
Committee Reports with Amendments	April 15, 2021: Senate Judiciary Committee Report February 24, 2021: House Judiciary Committee Report
Full Text	Full Text of Bill (pdf) (most recent)
Fiscal Notes	Fiscal Notes (02/16/2021) (most recent)
Additional Bill Documents	Bill Documents Including: Past bill versions Past fiscal notes Committee activity and documents Bill History
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Votes	House and Senate Votes
Vote Totals	Vote Totals by Party