HB650 • 2026

Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.

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 by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-808.3, relating to prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Callsen
Last action: 2026-04-23
Official status: Awaiting Governor's Action
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material did not provide specific details about penalties for violations, only that civil actions brought as a result of arrests made in violation of the section have time limitations.

Prohibiting Immigration Enforcement at Certain Locations

This act stops federal immigration officers from making arrests or enforcing laws related to immigration in specific places like courthouses, hospitals, schools, and polling stations unless authorized by a judicial warrant.

What This Bill Does

Stops civil immigration arrests in certain areas unless there is a valid judicial warrant.
Limits the enforcement of federal immigration laws within 40 feet of polling places during elections.
Requires public institutions to have policies for notifying employees and parents if someone comes onto campus to enforce immigration laws.

Who It Names or Affects

Federal immigration officers
Courthouses, hospitals, schools, and other protected areas

Terms To Know

Civil arrest: An arrest made by a person who is not a police officer.
Judicial warrant: A document issued by a judge that allows law enforcement to take specific actions, like making an arrest or searching a place.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone violates the rules.
It is unclear how this will be enforced in practice.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HB650AC

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report

Plain English: JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No.

JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on House Bill No.
650 , report as follows: A.
We recommend that the Senate Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26109150D) be rejected.
B.

HB650G

2026-04-12 • Governor

Governor's Recommendation

Plain English: (HB650) GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION HOUSE BILL NO.

(HB650) GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION HOUSE BILL NO.
650 I approve the general purpose of this bill, but I am returning it without my signature with the request that the attached Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (26110352D) be accepted.

HB650H2

2026-03-13 • Conference

Conference Report Substitute

Plain English: 2026 SESSION HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 26109951D HOUSE BILL NO.

2026 SESSION HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 26109951D HOUSE BILL NO.
650 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Joint Conference Committee on March 13, 2026) (Patrons Prior to Substitute—Delegates Callsen, Glass [HB 1265], Lopez [HBs 1440 and 1442], and Shin [HB 1260]) A BILL 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 by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-808.3 , relating to prohibiting certain acts in furtherance of federal immigration enforcement in certain protected areas; exceptions; penalties.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1.
That §§ 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 are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended 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 by adding in Article 2 of Chapter 8 of Title 23.1 a section numbered 23.1-808.3 as follows: § 8.01-327.1 .

HB650H3

2026-04-14 • Governor

Governor Substitute

Plain English: 2026 SESSION HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 26110352D HOUSE BILL NO.

2026 SESSION HOUSE SUBSTITUTE 26110352D HOUSE BILL NO.
650 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Governor on April 13, 2026) (Patrons Prior to Substitute—Delegates Callsen, Glass [HB 1265], Lopez [HBs 1440 and 1442], and Shin [HB 1260]) A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 8.01 a section numbered 8.01-327.3 , relating to performance of civil immigration arrests in certain areas; limitations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1.
That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 8.01 a section numbered 8.01-327.3 as follows: § 8.01-327.3 .

Bill History

2026-04-23 House
Passed by for the day
2026-04-22 House
Communicated to Governor
2026-04-22 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026
2026-04-22 House
Passed by for the day
2026-04-12 Governor
Governor's recommendation received by House
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31 House
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31 Governor
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-03-30 Senate
Signed by President
2026-03-30 House
Enrolled
2026-03-30 House
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB650ER)
2026-03-24 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-03-14 House
Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-03-14 Senate
Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
2026-03-13 Conference
Conference Report released
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate requested conference committee
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate Conferees: Salim, Perry, McDougle
2026-03-12 Senate
Conferees appointed by Senate
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate insisted on substitute
2026-03-12 Senate
Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-12 House
House acceded to request
2026-03-12 House
Conferees appointed by House
2026-03-12 House
House Conferees: Callsen, Simon, Cornett
2026-03-11 House
Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-10 Senate
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-03-10 Courts of Justice
Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
2026-03-10 Senate
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
2026-03-09 Senate
Read third time
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-03-09 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-03-06 Senate
Rules suspended
2026-03-06 Senate
Passed by for the day
2026-03-06 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-06 Senate
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-05 Courts of Justice
Committee substitute printed 26109150D-S1
2026-03-04 Courts of Justice
Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
2026-03-02 Public Safety
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-02-13 Senate
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-13 Courts of Justice
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-12 House
Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-02-11 House
Read second time
2026-02-11 House
committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-11 House
Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-10 House
Read first time
2026-02-06 Subcommittee #3
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)
2026-02-06 Subcommittee #3
House subcommittee offered
2026-02-06 House
Incorporates HB1265 (Glass)
2026-02-06 House
Incorporates HB1442 (Lopez)
2026-02-06 House
Incorporates HB1440 (Lopez)
2026-02-06 House
Incorporates HB1260 (Shin)
2026-02-06 Public Safety
Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2026-02-06 Public Safety
Committee substitute printed 26107314D-H1
2026-02-02 House
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-01-29 Subcommittee #3
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
2026-01-28 Courts of Justice
Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
2026-01-13 House
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105002D
2026-01-13 Courts of Justice
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice

Official Summary Text

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 health care facility, a school or public institution of higher education, or an office of the attorney for the Commonwealth. The bill prohibits any civil arrest in a courthouse pursuant to a civil administrative warrant, subject to certain exceptions such as service or enforcement of an order for failure to pay child support or for any arrest occurring in connection with a court proceeding that is taking place or is scheduled to take place. The bill provides that such provisions shall not apply when such arrest is authorized by a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena.
The bill also authorizes a local school board to include in its written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan a procedure for notifying school board employees and parents of enrolled students of the presence of certain individuals on school property for immigration investigation or enforcement purposes. The bill requires each public institution of higher education to adopt a policy that requires an individual present on campus to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in an investigation or enforcement of any federal immigration law to present a valid judicial warrant or judicial subpoena before accessing any nonpublic area of the campus. This bill incorporates HB 1260, HB 1265, HB 1440, and HB 1442 and is identical to SB 351.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 650
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Governor
on April 13, 2026)
(Patrons Prior to Substitute--Delegates Callsen, Glass [HB 1265], Lopez [HBs 1440 and 1442], and Shin [HB 1260])
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 8.01 a section numbered
8.01-327.3
, relating to performance of civil immigration arrests in certain areas; limitations.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 5 of Chapter 8 of Title 8.01 a section numbered
8.01-327.3
as follows:
§
8.01-327.3
.
Performance of
civil
immigration
arrests
in certain locations; limitations
.
A. No person with the lawful authority to perform civil
immigration
arrests shall conduct a civil
immigration
arrest
in any of the following locations unless authorized by a valid
judicial warrant
that such person has in his possession at the time of the arrest:
1. Any state or local courthouse;
2. Any hospital or similar health care facility;
3. Any school, including any preschool, primary or secondary school, vocational school, trade school, or public institution of higher education;
4. Any office of an attorney for the Commonwealth; or
5. Any polling place, meeting of an electoral board, or recount proceeding.
B. No civil action brought as a result of a civil immigration arrest made in violation of this section shall be commenced more than two years after such civil immigration arrest. Nothing in this section shall be construed to abrogate a claim of qualified immunity.