Alabama lawmakers have given final passage to a bill to establish the crime of human smuggling under state law, a bill intended as a response to illegal immigration.

The bill by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, makes it a crime to knowingly bring an undocumented immigrant into Alabama.

“A person commits the crime of human smuggling if he or she knowingly transports into this state another individual if he or she knows is an illegal alien,” the bill says.

The bill got pushback, including from advocates for immigrant families.

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Lawmakers added exceptions to the prohibition.

The exceptions covered health care providers transporting a patient for treatment, travel for non-commercial religious or charitable purposes, and travel for a governmental purpose, such as a court hearing.

Violations of the law would be a Class C felony, punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison.

The bill, SB53, moves to Gov. Kay Ivey, who can sign it into law.