Bill > HB9

This bill, known as the Immigrant Safety Act, prohibits "public bodies" – which are defined broadly to include state and local governments, sheriff's departments, and other publicly funded entities – from entering into or continuing agreements that detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations. It also prevents public bodies from using public property for such detentions or from deputizing their own personnel to perform immigration enforcement functions, specifically referencing federal statutes that allow immigration officers to make arrests and detentions. Existing agreements must be terminated as soon as legally possible, and the bill allows for legal action to enforce these provisions, with courts able to issue injunctions to prevent or stop violations. Importantly, this act does not prevent law enforcement from making lawful detentions or brief investigative stops as permitted by state law.