SB 351 VA

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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.

• Saddam Azlan Salim Democratic · primary

1. Jan 13, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26101062D · upper
2. Jan 13, 2026 Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice · upper
3. Jan 28, 2026 Senate committee offered · upper
4. Jan 28, 2026 Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) · upper
5. Jan 30, 2026 Rules suspended · upper
6. Jan 30, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 1st reading) (38-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
7. Jan 30, 2026 Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) · upper
8. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26106261D-S1 · upper
9. Feb 2, 2026 Read second time · upper
10. Feb 2, 2026 Committee substitute agreed to (Voice Vote) · upper
11. Feb 2, 2026 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Voice Vote) · upper
12. Feb 3, 2026 Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
13. Feb 6, 2026 Placed on Calendar · lower
14. Feb 6, 2026 Read first time · lower
15. Feb 6, 2026 Referred to Committee on Public Safety · lower
16. Feb 27, 2026 Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) · lower
17. Feb 27, 2026 Committee substitute printed 26108859D-H1 · lower
18. Mar 2, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB351) · upper
19. Mar 3, 2026 Read second time · lower
20. Mar 4, 2026 Read third time · lower
21. Mar 4, 2026 committee substitute agreed to · lower
22. Mar 4, 2026 Engrossed by House - committee substitute · lower
23. Mar 4, 2026 Passed House with substitute (64-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
24. Mar 6, 2026 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N 0-A) · upper
25. Mar 9, 2026 House insisted on substitute · lower
26. Mar 9, 2026 House requested conference committee · lower
27. Mar 10, 2026 Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) · upper
28. Mar 10, 2026 Conferees appointed by Senate · upper
29. Mar 10, 2026 Senate Conferees: Salim, Perry, McDougle · upper
30. Mar 12, 2026 Conferees appointed by House · lower
31. Mar 12, 2026 House Conferees: Callsen, Simon, Cornett · lower
32. Mar 14, 2026 Conference Report released · legislature
33. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 35-N 0-A) · lower
34. Mar 14, 2026 Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) · upper
35. Mar 30, 2026 Enrolled · upper
36. Mar 30, 2026 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB351ER) · upper
37. Mar 30, 2026 Signed by President · upper
38. Mar 31, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (SB351) · upper
39. Mar 31, 2026 Signed by Speaker · lower
40. Mar 31, 2026 Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 · upper
41. Mar 31, 2026 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 · executive
42. Apr 12, 2026 Governor's recommendation received by Senate · executive

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Governor Substitute · PDF
• Governor Substitute · HTML
• Governor's Recommendation · HTML
• Enrolled · PDF
• Enrolled · HTML
• Conference Report · HTML
• Conference Report Substitute · PDF
• Conference Report Substitute · HTML
• Public Safety Substitute · PDF
• Public Safety Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Courts of Justice Substitute · PDF
• Courts of Justice Substitute · HTML
• Introduced · PDF
• Introduced · HTML