Georgia House Bill 87

Georgia House Bill 87 (official title: Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011; abbreviated HB 87) is an anti-illegal immigration act passed by the Georgia General Assembly on April 14, 2011, and signed into law by Georgia governor Nathan Deal on May 13, 2011. It took effect on July 1 of that year. The law was authored by Peachtree City Republican state representative Matt Ramsey, and was partly based on Arizona's SB 1070 bill that had passed the previous year.

Georgia House Bill 87
Georgia General Assembly
Long title
  • Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011
PassedApril 14, 2011
Signed byNathan Deal
SignedMay 13, 2011
CommencedJuly 1, 2011
Legislative history
Bill titleHouse Bill 87
First readingJanuary 27, 2011
Second readingJanuary 31, 2011
Third readingMarch 3, 2011
Status: Current legislation
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