Bill > HB650

Introduced Session

Prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties. Prohibits certain federal civil immigration enforcement activities in certain protected areas including any courthouse, within 40 feet of any polling place or building used as a meeting place for the local electoral board while the electoral board meets to ascertain the results of an election, and any place or facility owned by the Commonwealth that is a hospital or other health care facility, a school or public institution of higher education, or an office of the attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits any civil arrest in a courthouse pursuant to a civil administrative warrant, subject to certain exceptions such as service or enforcement of an order for failure to pay child support or for any arrest occurring in connection with a court proceeding that is taking place or is scheduled to take place. The bill provides that such provisions shall not apply when such arrest is authorized by a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena.The bill also authorizes a local school board to include in its written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan a procedure for notifying school board employees and parents of enrolled students of the presence of certain individuals on school property for immigration investigation or enforcement purposes. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that requires an individual present on campus to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in an investigation or enforcement of any federal immigration law to present a valid judicial warrant or judicial subpoena before accessing any nonpublic area of the campus. This bill incorporates HB 1260, HB 1265, HB 1440, and HB 1442 and is identical to SB 351.

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Katrina Callsen (D)*,  Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D),  Gretchen Bulova (D),  Kacey Carnegie (D),  Betsy Carr (D),  Joshua Cole (D),  Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D),  Rae Cousins (D),  Lindsey Dougherty (D),  Margaret Franklin (D),  Jackie Glass (D),  Elizabeth Guzmán (D),  Dan Helmer (D),  Phil Hernandez (D),  Charniele Herring (D),  Karen Keys-Gamarra (D),  Amy Laufer (D),  Destiny LeVere Bolling (D),  Michelle Lopes-Maldonado (D),  Alfonso Lopez (D),  Fernando Martinez (D),  Adele McClure (D),  Garrett McGuire (D),  Leslie Chambers Mehta (D),  May Nivar (D),  Marcia Price (D),  Atoosa Reaser (D),  Charlie Schmidt (D),  Holly Seibold (D),  Briana Sewell (D),  Irene Shin (D),  Marcus Simon (D),  Josh Thomas (D),  Virgil Thornton (D),  Kathy Tran (D),  Vivian Watts (D),  Rodney Willett (D), 

Vetoed by Governor (on 05/20/2026)

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