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AZ HB2880

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mariana Sandoval

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - Second Regular Session (2026)

AI Summary

  • Establishes privilege from civil arrest for individuals attending court proceedings, including parties, witnesses, and companions, while going to, at, and within 1,000 feet of courthouses, with $10,000 statutory damages for violations.

  • Requires hospitals to adopt policies by January 1, 2027 governing interactions with immigration enforcement agents, including designating contact persons, verifying agent credentials, and releasing patient information only with valid judicial warrants signed by federal judges.

  • Mandates public institutions of higher education develop procedures by January 1, 2027 for reviewing law enforcement campus access requests, documenting interactions, and posting immigration rights resources on school websites.

  • Requires licensed day care centers to adopt policies by January 1, 2027 prohibiting disclosure of children's or families' immigration status and establishing protocols for releasing children to emergency contacts if parents face immigration enforcement.

  • Creates a civil cause of action against individuals conducting immigration enforcement who violate state or federal constitutional rights, with qualified immunity as a defense and mandatory attorney fee awards for prevailing plaintiffs.

Legislative Description

Immigration; courts; hospitals; schools; daycares

Last Action

House read second time

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Rules1/26/2026
Public Safety & Law Enforcement1/26/2026

Full Bill Text

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