Fourteen States Weighing Bills Modeled After Arizona’s SB 1070

Fourteen States Weighing Bills Modeled After Arizona’s SB 1070 - COLORLINES

The SB 1070 copycat laws now introduced across the country all look similar, though most have been tweaked to make them even more draconian. In four states—Indiana, Utah, Mississippi and Kentucky—at least one chamber of the legislature has passed an SB 1070-style bill. In 10 states considering bills—California, Georgia, Illinois, Florida, Maine, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas—the legislation is still in the committee process.