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Texas · 89th Legislature Regular Session

HB4658 Relating to the assistance or cooperation of campus police departments, certain local governmental entities, and personnel of places of worship with federal immigration officers at a place of worship.

Direction

Immigration enforcement sanctuary policiesAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Prohibits local entities, campus police, and place-of-worship personnel from assisting or cooperating with federal immigration officers at a place of worship without a judicial warrant, so less immigration enforcement.

a local entity or campus police department shall [deleted: may] prohibit persons who are employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the entity or department from assisting or cooperating with a federal immigration officer if the assistance or cooperation occurs without a judicial warrant at a place of worship.

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Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 85%

Prohibits local entities, campus police, and place-of-worship personnel from assisting or cooperating with federal immigration officers at a place of worship without a judicial warrant, so less immigration enforcement.

The personnel of a place of worship may not authorize a federal immigration officer operating within the course and scope of the officer's immigration-related investigation or enforcement duties to enter the place of worship without a judicial warrant.

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2025-04-03: Referred to State Affairs
Filed
2025-03-12
Committee
State Affairs
Sponsor
Charlene Ward Johnson D

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Government Code §752.053 to mandate that local entities and campus police departments prohibit cooperation with federal immigration officers at places of worship absent a judicial warrant (changing 'may' to 'shall'), and bars place-of-worship personnel from authorizing warrantless entry by such officers; both changes limit state/local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

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History (3 actions)
DateChamberAction
2025-04-03HReferred to State Affairs
2025-04-03HRead first time
2025-03-12HFiled