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Virginia bills · 2026 Regular Session

Virginia SB 351

Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To Governor
  6. Became law

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Cosponsors (5)

Summary

Official abstract published by the Virginia legislature· SUMMARY AS PASSED

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 is identical to HB 650.

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Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

DateVoteResultYour legislators
Mar 14, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 14, 2026
Senate		Adopt Conference Committee Report RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 10, 2026
Senate		Accede Conference Committee RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 6, 2026
Senate		Concur House Substitute RfailSet your home in Virginia to see
Mar 4, 2026
House		H VOTE:passSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 27, 2026
House		Reported from Public Safety with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see
Feb 3, 2026
Senate		Passage RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 30, 2026
Senate		Constitutional reading dispensed RpassSet your home in Virginia to see
Jan 28, 2026
Senate		Reported from Courts of Justice with substitutepassSet your home in Virginia to see

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