Bill > HB5495

This bill aims to strengthen protections against unlawful search and seizure by prohibiting law enforcement officers from stopping, detaining, or arresting individuals based solely on their personal characteristics, which include apparent race or ethnicity, language spoken, presence in areas where immigrants are known to gather, employment in industries that hire immigrants, domicile in immigrant neighborhoods, religious affiliation, perceived sexual orientation or gender identity, and perceived political affiliations. It also prevents law enforcement from entering a dwelling based on a federal agency administrative warrant. Furthermore, the bill clarifies the conditions under which federal law enforcement officers can enforce state law, requiring them to be authorized under federal law to arrest for federal violations, carry a firearm, not be in violation of the new personal characteristics provision, and either possess a state arrest warrant for a felony, have reliable information about such a warrant, be part of a joint investigation with state or local agencies, be requested to act by state or local officers, or be responding to an emergency. The bill defines "immigrant" as a non-U.S. citizen residing in the U.S. and "law enforcement officer" broadly to include state and federal officers.

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https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5495