STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT -- ICE OUT ACT, the official text

S2479 2026 -- S 2479 ======== LC004600 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT -- ICE OUT ACT Introduced By: Senators Kallman, Mack, Acosta, Quezada, Euer, Felag, DiPalma, Gu, Lauria, and DiMario Date Introduced: February 06, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: 1 SECTION 1. Chapter 42-28.6 of the General Laws entitled Law Enforcement Officers’ 2 Due Process, Accountability, and Transparency Act is hereby amended by adding thereto the 3 following section: 4 42-28.6-19. Prohibition against hiring immigration and customs (I.C.E.) officers. 5 (a) A law enforcement agency, as defined by § 42-164-2, shall not employ any 6 individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States Immigration and Customs 7 Enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025. 8 (b) This section applies prospectively only and does not apply to any individual 9 hired by the agency prior to the effective date of this section. 10 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on October 1, 2026 ======== LC004600 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF A N A C T RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS’ DUE PROCESS, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT -- ICE OUT ACT *** 1 This act would prohibit any law enforcement agencies in the state from hiring any 2 individual who was hired as a sworn officer of the United States Immigration and Customs 3 enforcement Agency on or after January 20, 2025 and would apply prospectively to an individual 4 hired on or after October 1, 2026. 5 This act would take effect on October 1, 2026 ======== LC004600 ======== LC004600 - Page 2 of 2