Bill > S3813

Introduced Session

This bill prohibits the use of publicly owned or controlled property for certain immigration enforcement activities. Under the bill, a parking lot, vacant lot, or garage that is owned or controlled by a municipality, a county, or the State is prohibited from being used as a staging area, processing location, or operations base for immigration enforcement. The bill defines a staging area as an area that is used to assemble, mobilize, or deploy vehicles, equipment, or materials and related personnel for the purpose of federal civil immigration operations. The bill requires the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs to identify all public land held by a municipality, county, or the State that has been used or is likely to be targeted for use for immigration enforcement as a staging area, processing location, or operations base. The director is required to prepare and issue signs for placement on identified public spaces indicating that the property is owned or controlled by a municipality, a county, or the State and may not be used for immigration enforcement. The bill also requires the director to issue to the controlling authority for each identified space guidance specifying that physical barriers, such as locked gates, are to be used where appropriate to limit unauthorized access. The bill further requires the director to prepare and issue, upon request by eligible property owners or leaseholders, signage indicating that a private parking lot, vacant lot, or garage is not to be used for immigration enforcement. Under the bill, eligible property owners and lessors include business owners, faith-based institutions, medical services providers, and nonprofits. The bill provides that one sign per property would be made available at no cost to the owner.

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Brian Stack (D)*, 

Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee (on 03/05/2026)

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