Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 8.01-327.1, 8.01-327.2, 22.1-279.8, 24.2-604, 24.2-671, and 24.2-802.1 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 8.01 sections numbered 8.01-327.3 and 8.01-327.4, by adding a section numbered 19.2-81.7, and...” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties. Prohibits certain federal civil immigration enforcement activities in certain protected areas including any courthouse, within 40 feet of any polling place or building used as a meeting place for the local electoral board while the electoral board meets to ascertain the results of an election, and any place or facility owned by the Commonwealth that is a hospital or
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Where it is
Introduced · Jan 13, 2026
Governor's Veto (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
34
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Katrina CallsenRae CousinsJackie H. GlassAlfonso H. LopezIrene ShinElizabeth B. Bennett-ParkerKaren R. "Kacey" CarnegieBetsy B. CarrJoshua G. ColeKelly K. Convirs-FowlerLindsey DoughertyElizabeth R. GuzmanDan I. HelmerPhil M. HernandezCharniele L. HerringKaren Keys-GamarraAmy J. LauferDestiny LeVere BollingMichelle Lopes MaldonadoMarty MartinezAdele Y. McClureLeslie Chambers MehtaMay NivarMarcia S. "Cia" PriceAtoosa R. ReaserHolly M. SeiboldBriana D. SewellMarcus B. SimonDavid L. BulovaJoshua E. ThomasVirgil ThorntonKathy K.L. TranVivian E. WattsRodney T. Willett
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 62, N 35, X 2
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 40
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-11 · F · N 98, X 1
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 21, N 19
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · P · Y 39, X 1
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 8, N 6, X 1
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-12 · P · Y 63, N 35, X 2
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 15, N 7
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-06 · P · Y 4, N 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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