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VA HB650

Bill

Status

Engrossed

2/11/2026

Primary Sponsor

Katrina Callsen

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Origin

House of Delegates

2026 Regular Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires anyone conducting a civil arrest in a Virginia courthouse to present identification and a judicial warrant to courthouse security, with the warrant's authenticity confirmed by a judicial officer or attorney before access is granted

  • Expands civil arrest protections to include parties attending court, their family members, and witnesses, prohibiting their arrest while going to, attending, or leaving court proceedings

  • Designates hospitals, schools (preschool through higher education), and attorneys' offices owned by the Commonwealth as "protected areas" where federal immigration enforcement is prohibited without a judicial warrant

  • Authorizes school divisions to notify parents and staff when federal immigration agents are present on school property and requires agents to present judicial warrants to access nonpublic areas

  • Prohibits federal immigration enforcement activities within 40 feet of polling places during elections, electoral board meetings to ascertain results, and recount locations, with violations constituting contempt of court and subject to civil action by the Attorney General

Legislative Description

Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.

Last Action

Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)

3/14/2026

Committee Referrals

Courts of Justice2/13/2026
Militia, Police and Public Safety: Subcommittee #31/29/2026
Public Safety1/28/2026
Courts of Justice1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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