Colorado Senate Bill 18-220 Summary

• Prohibits Colorado state and local jurisdictions from restricting communication or cooperation between local officials and federal immigration agencies regarding immigration status of individuals.

• Requires jurisdictions to allow sending, receiving, maintaining, and exchanging immigration status information with federal agencies and other jurisdictions without legal restriction.

• Prohibits jurisdictions from encouraging the physical harboring of undocumented immigrants in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324.

• Requires written notice to elected officials, employees, and law enforcement officers about their duty to comply with federal immigration laws, and mandates annual compliance reports to the Department of Public Safety from jurisdictions with populations of 25,000 or more.

• Designates a jurisdiction as a "sanctuary jurisdiction" if it violates these requirements, is notified of federal non-compliance, or is denied federal grant funding due to immigration law violations; the act was submitted to Colorado voters as a referendum on November 6, 2018, and takes effect July 1, 2019 if approved.