H10 - Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments. (SL 2024-55)

Overview: Section 9.1 of House Bill 10 would do the following:

• Require that Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States Department of Homeland Security (ICE) be queried when an individual charged with certain offenses is in custody and that person's legal residency or United States citizenship status is undetermined.
• Require a judicial official to order that a prisoner subject to a detainer and administrative warrant be held in custody until ICE resolves the request or 48 hours, whichever occurs first.
• Appropriate $278,994 in recurring funds to hire two full-time jail inspectors.

HB 10 was ratified by the General Assembly on September 11, 2024, and vetoed by the Governor on September 20, 2024.