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Virginia General Assembly · SB 351 · Governor's Veto

Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
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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 other
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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

6
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Saddam Azlan SalimJennifer B. BoyskoR. Creigh DeedsAdam P. EbbinMamie E. LockeStella G. Pekarsky

Recorded votes

Passed by for the day (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-04-22 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
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 acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 40
House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-06 · F · N 40
Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 64, N 35
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-27 · P · Y 15, N 7
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-02-03 · P · Y 21, N 18, X 1
Engrossed by Senate (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote)Senate · 2026-02-02 · P · X 40
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-30 · P · Y 38, X 2
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N)Senate · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 9, N 6
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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