Virginia · 2026 Regular Session

HB650 Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.

Direction

Immigration enforcement state federal cooperationAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 90%

Bars immigration officers from performing civil immigration arrests in courthouses, hospitals, schools, prosecutor offices, and polling places without a judicial warrant, so less immigration enforcement in those locations.

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:

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Immigration enforcement otherAI label

Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

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:

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Status: Vetoed

Last action: 2026-05-20: Vetoed by Governor
Filed: 2026-01-13
Sponsor: Katrina Callsen D + 36 cosponsors (36 D)

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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill limits where and under what conditions civil immigration arrests may occur by requiring a judicial warrant in sensitive locations such as courthouses, schools, hospitals, and polling places, which restricts the scope of immigration enforcement.

Related bills

HB28 Voter registration; regular periodic review of registration records.Expands immigration enforcement Passed one chamber
SB351 Courthouses; certain civil arrests prohibited, penalty.Restricts immigration enforcement Restricts immigration enforcement Vetoed
HB972 Voter registration; list maintenance activities, cancellation procedures, required record matches.Restricts immigration enforcement Law
HB1441 Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.Restricts immigration enforcement Restricts immigration enforcement Law

Hearings and calendar

2026-01-28 00:00 · Hearing · House Courts of Justice Hearing House Committee Room C - 206
2026-02-06 07:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety: Subcommittee #3 Hearing TBD
2026-02-06 08:00 · Hearing · House Public Safety Hearing House Committee Room A - 008
2026-02-25 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Courts of Justice Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building
2026-03-04 19:00 · Hearing · Senate Courts of Justice Hearing Senate Room A, Room 305, General Assembly Building

Votes

Date	Chamber	Motion	Yea-Nay
2026-02-06	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)	4-1	Passed
2026-02-06	H	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)	15-7	Passed
2026-02-12	H	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)	63-35	Passed
2026-03-04	S	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)	8-6	Passed
2026-03-06	S	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)	39-0	Passed
2026-03-10	S	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)	21-19	Passed
2026-03-11	H	Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)	0-98	Failed
2026-03-12	S	Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)	40-0	Passed
2026-03-14	H	Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)	62-35	Passed
2026-03-14	S	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)	21-18	Passed

Text versions

Introduced 2026-01-13
Comm Sub 2026-02-06
Comm Sub 2026-02-06
Comm Sub 2026-02-06
Comm Sub 2026-03-05
Comm Sub 2026-03-13
Enrolled 2026-03-30
Comm Sub 2026-04-14

History (56 actions)

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-20		Vetoed by Governor
2026-04-23		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., May 23, 2026
2026-04-23	H	Communicated to Governor
2026-04-23	H	Passed by for the day
2026-04-22	H	Passed by for the day
2026-04-12		Governor's recommendation received by House
2026-03-31		Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
2026-03-31	H	Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026
2026-03-31	H	Signed by Speaker
2026-03-31	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-03-30	S	Signed by President
2026-03-30	H	Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB650ER)
2026-03-30	H	Enrolled
2026-03-24	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-03-14	S	Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
2026-03-14	H	Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-03-13		Conference Report released
2026-03-12	S	Senate Conferees: Salim, Perry, McDougle
2026-03-12	S	Conferees appointed by Senate
2026-03-12	H	House Conferees: Callsen, Simon, Cornett
2026-03-12	H	Conferees appointed by House
2026-03-12	H	House acceded to request
2026-03-12	S	Senate requested conference committee
2026-03-12	S	Senate insisted on substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-11	H	Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 98-N 0-A)
2026-03-10	S	Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A)
2026-03-10	S	Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute
2026-03-10	S	Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to
2026-03-10	S	Read third time
2026-03-09	S	Passed by for the day
2026-03-06	S	Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
2026-03-06	S	Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
2026-03-06	S	Rules suspended
2026-03-05	S	Committee substitute printed 26109150D-S1
2026-03-04	S	Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (8-Y 6-N)
2026-03-02	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-02-13	S	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-02-13	S	Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
2026-02-12	H	Read third time and passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A)
2026-02-11	H	Engrossed by House - committee substitute
2026-02-11	H	committee substitute agreed to
2026-02-11	H	Read second time
2026-02-10	H	Read first time
2026-02-06	H	Committee substitute printed 26107314D-H1
2026-02-06	H	Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N)
2026-02-06	H	Incorporates HB1260 (Shin)
2026-02-06	H	Incorporates HB1440 (Lopez)
2026-02-06	H	Incorporates HB1442 (Lopez)
2026-02-06	H	Incorporates HB1265 (Glass)
2026-02-06	H	Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N)
2026-02-06	H	House subcommittee offered
2026-02-02	H	Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB650)
2026-01-29	H	Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
2026-01-28	H	Referred from Courts of Justice and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
2026-01-13	H	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2026-01-13	H	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26105002D