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PA HB2260

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2026

Primary Sponsor

Emily Kinkead

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits federal, state, or local law enforcement from making immigration-related arrests on designated Commonwealth property (State Capitol, state office buildings in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Scranton) unless the officer possesses a judicial warrant signed by a federal Article III court or state court judge

  • Requires arresting officers conducting immigration enforcement on Commonwealth property to show their judicial warrant documentation to any Commonwealth employee who requests to review it

  • Imposes a $10,000 civil penalty per violation for conducting immigration arrests without proper documentation or refusing to show documentation to requesting Commonwealth employees, with penalties paid to the Commonwealth

  • Grants the Attorney General authority to institute proceedings to recover civil penalties, and waives sovereign immunity for lawsuits brought under this section against law enforcement representatives

  • Preserves law enforcement's ability to investigate and enforce federal or state criminal laws unrelated to immigration status, entry, reentry, or employment violations

Legislative Description

In obstructing governmental operations, providing for civil immigration arrests made on Commonwealth property; and imposing a penalty.

Last Action

Referred to State Government

3/3/2026

Committee Referrals

State Government3/3/2026

Full Bill Text

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