Committee/Subcommittee Amendment No. 5 to PCS for HB 1617 (2023)

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Amendment No. 5 to PCS for HB 1617 (2023), offered by Representative Joseph in the Commerce Committee, with a publication stamp of 4/24/2023. The amendment removes lines 558-565 and inserts text stating that a person who knowingly and willfully transports into this state an individual the person knows, or reasonably should know, has entered the United States in violation of law and has not been inspected by the Federal Government commits a felony of the third degree. A second paragraph lists persons to whom the subsection does not apply, including an unaccompanied alien child, a naturalized United States citizen and a person with a federal T visa or U visa. A title amendment adds "providing exceptions."

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                                         COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT
                                         Bill No. PCS for HB 1617     (2023)
       Amendment No. 5




            COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE ACTION
       ADOPTED                         (Y/N)
       ADOPTED AS AMENDED              (Y/N)
       ADOPTED W/O OBJECTION           (Y/N)
       FAILED TO ADOPT                 (Y/N)
       WITHDRAWN                       (Y/N)
       OTHER


 1     Committee/Subcommittee hearing bill:      Commerce Committee
 2     Representative Joseph offered the following:
 3
 4          Amendment (with title amendment)
 5          Remove lines 558-565 and insert:
 6          (1)(a)   Except as provided in subsections (3), (4), and
 7     (5), a person who knowingly and willfully transports into this
 8     state an individual whom who the person knows, or reasonably
 9     should know, has entered is illegally entering the United States
10     in violation of law and has not been inspected by the Federal
11     Government since his or her unlawful entry from another country
12     commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
13     s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
14          (b)    This subsection does not apply to an unaccompanied
15     alien child as defined in 6 U.S.C. s. 279(g)(2) or to a person
16     who is a naturalized United States citizen; who is a lawful
     PCS for HB 1617 a5
      Published On: 4/24/2023 11:38:22 AM
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                                          COMMITTEE/SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT
                                          Bill No. PCS for HB 1617   (2023)
       Amendment No. 5


17     permanent resident status of this state; who has a pending
18     application under the Cuban Adjustment Act or under any other
19     pending adjustment of status application; who is on parole by
20     the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or by the
21     United States Customs and Border Protection; who has a federal T
22     visa, a federal U visa, or protection under the federal Violence
23     Against Women Act; or who has a pending or approved
24     certification under the federal T visa, federal U Visa, or
25     Violence Against Women Act.
26
27
28           -----------------------------------------------------
29                        T I T L E    A M E N D M E N T
30          Remove line 99 and insert:
31          inspection by the Federal Government; providing
32          exceptions; providing




     PCS for HB 1617 a5
      Published On: 4/24/2023 11:38:22 AM
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