Missouri bill would bar local sanctuary policies and restrict state grants

A municipality would be barred from adopting or following a sanctuary policy as defined in the bill. The definition covers county, city, town, and village policies that limit immigration-status cooperation, grant local permission to stay contrary to federal law, intentionally hinder federal immigration enforcement, or block facilities for people detained by federal agencies for lacking lawful presence. The text names January 1, 2009, as the section’s effective date.

A municipality with a sanctuary policy would be ineligible for grants administered by any state agency or department. The restriction covers grants administered by any Missouri state agency or department. The municipality would remain ineligible until the policy is repealed or is no longer in effect. The text names January 1, 2009, as the section’s effective date.

Each municipality’s governing body, sheriff, or police chief would have to give every local law enforcement officer written notice of a duty to cooperate with state and federal agencies on immigration law enforcement. The notice would go to each law enforcement officer serving the municipality. The text names January 1, 2009, as the section’s effective date.