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SB426

To Create the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act; and to Establish Enhanced Penalties for Illegal Aliens Who Commit Serious Felonies Involving Violence.

Hester · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB426 is now Act 654 · Act 654

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TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT; AND TO ESTABLISH ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS WHO COMMIT SERIOUS FELONIES INVOLVING VIOLENCE.

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15 mentions · 11 meetings · 5 named speakers

Senate Convenes

April 10, 2025

Matched: “Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester, Senate Bill 427 by Senator Bryant, Senat…”

Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester, Senate Bill 427 by Senator Bryant, Senate Bill 428 by Senator Bryant. Senate Bill 429 by Senator Bryant. Senate Bill 430 by Senator Bryant. Senate Bill 442 by Senator Bryant. Senate Bill 446 by Senator Gil...

House Convenes

April 9, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB426 Hester Cavenaugh TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILL…”

426. Senate Bill 426 by Representative Kavanaugh to create the
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Judiciary Committee- House

April 8, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB426 Hester TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT;…”

with us all day long. Members, let's turn to Senate Bill 426. Senate Bill 426. Thank you, members. Fran Cavanaugh, State
Chair (Representative Carol Dalby) · 1:07:29 in the video
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Judiciary Committee- House

April 8, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…NG STATIONS TO THE DEFINITION OF "CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE". SB426 Hester TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT;…”

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Judiciary Committee- House

April 3, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB426 Hester TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT;…”

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Senate Convenes

April 2, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “Members, I'd like to make a motion to suspend the rules on Senate Bill 426. It's on our calendar today for the purposes of amendment o…”

make a motion to suspend the rules on Senate Bill 426.
Chair (Senator Bart Hester) · 15:45 in the video
Senator Hester. Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 426. My bill, my amendment.
committee on engrossed bills to whom was affirmed Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester
while we are waiting on Senator Hester for Senate Bill 426, I would like to recognize today as World Autism Awareness Day. I'm a very proud aunt of a young man with autism, my nephew Riley. And those of you all who have someone with autism ...
And with that, we will move now to Senate Bill 426. just to consider
Any opposed? Ayes have it. Motion carries. Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester to create the Defense Against Criminal Illegals Act
vote of 28, yay, 5, nay. Senate Bill 426 passes. Please transmit
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Senate Convenes

April 1, 2025

Matched: “…agencies where your committee on the Gross bills to is for Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester compared to the grossed copy of the origi…”

...ind the same correctly engrossed. State agencies. Committee on Engrossed Bills: Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester, compare the engrossed copy with the original and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Committee on Engrossed Bills: S...

Judiciary Committee - Senate

March 31, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House) · on the agenda

Matched: “SB426 Hester TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT;…”

Senate Bill 426. Yes, sir. Is there an amendment?
Senator Alan Clark · 1:35:37 in the video
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Senate Convenes

March 20, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB426 - Motion to move SB426 to the Senate Floor for Engrossing”

Senate Bill 426 to the Senate floor for purposes of amendment so I can get it engrossed and have an engrossed bill to consider over spring break.
Senator Bart Hester · 25:03 in the video
Ayes have it. Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 426. Senator Hester, you're recognized. My bill, my amendment. All
...y engrossed. Calendar. We are committee on engrossed bills to whom was referred Senate Bill 426 by Senator Hester. Report that we have compared the engrossed copy with original, and we find the same correctly engrossed. Judiciary. We, your ...
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Judiciary Committee - Senate

March 19, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)

Matched: “…THE USE OF A TRACKING DEVICE IN THE OFFENSE OF HARASSMENT. SB426 Hester TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT;…”

Judiciary Committee - Senate

March 17, 2025 · Judiciary Committee (Senate & House)

Matched: “…THE USE OF A TRACKING DEVICE IN THE OFFENSE OF HARASSMENT. SB426 Hester TO CREATE THE DEFENSE AGAINST CRIMINAL ILLEGALS ACT;…”

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