Kansas legislators are among those in several states considering measures to prohibit local governments from refusing to cooperate with federal immigration officials.
One bill would ban so-called sanctuary cities. The other would also withdraw state funding from cities that don't cooperate with immigration officials.
It's the latest in a series of anti-sanctuary measures across the nation following the July killing of a San Francisco woman. The man charged is a Mexican man living in the country illegally. At least a dozen states, including Wisconsin and Florida, are considering similar legislation.
Rep. Charles Macheers, a Shawnee Republican, said he wants to ensure Kansas communities comply with federal law.
Some Kansas sheriffs began refusing immigration officials' requests after a federal ruling in Oregon that holding a woman violated her constitutional rights.
