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NC H78

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Renee Price

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits North Carolina criminal justice agencies and sheriff's offices from assisting ICE with immigration arrests or serving removal warrants at places of religious worship, elementary and secondary schools, and hospitals

  • Protected religious locations include churches, chapels, synagogues, temples, mosques, longhouses, and other buildings regularly used and clearly identifiable for religious worship

  • Voids any current or future agreements between law enforcement agencies and ICE to the extent they would require assistance at these protected locations

  • Willful violations by individual officers may result in suspension, revocation, or denial of their law enforcement certification

  • Does not prevent state and local law enforcement from enforcing North Carolina state laws at these locations

Legislative Description

Prohibit LEO w/ICE Churches/Schools/Hospitals

Counties

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

2/11/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House2/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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