Alabama HB 56

Alabama HB 56 (AL Act 2011–535), titled the Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizen Protection Act is an anti-illegal immigration bill, signed into law in the U.S. state of Alabama in June 2011.[1]

The law, written in large part by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach,[2][3] and cosponsored by Alabama Representative Micky Hammon and Alabama State Senator Scott Beason,[4] was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives and Alabama Senate with widespread legislative support.[5] It was then signed into law on June 9, 2011, by Governor Robert J. Bentley.[5]

  1. ^ Fausset, Richard (June 10, 2011). "Alabama enacts anti-illegal-immigration law described as nation's strictest". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  2. ^ Preston, Julia (June 3, 2011). "In Alabama, a Harsh Bill for Residents Here Illegally". The New York Times. Retrieved October 19, 2011.
  3. ^ Talbot, George (October 16, 2011). "Kris Kobach, the Kansas lawyer behind Alabama's immigration law". Mobile Press-Register.
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  5. ^ a b Gargis, Peggy (June 9, 2011). "Alabama sets nation's toughest immigration law". Reuters. Retrieved October 1, 2011.