HB 1260 Virginia House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Publ. elementary/secondary schools, etc.; fed. immigration investigation and enforcement activities.

Summary
Public elementary and secondary schools and public institutions of higher education; certain federal immigration investigation and enforcement activities; certain notifications and prohibitions. Requires, no later than July 1, 2027, and subject to certain enumerated conditions and requirements, (i) the written school crisis, emergency management, and medical emergency response plan for each public elementary or secondary school to include (a) a requirement that whenever the division superintendent confirms that an individual is present on the property of a public elementary or secondary school in the school division to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in the investigation for compliance with or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law or any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes an individual's presence in, entry or reentry into, or employment in the United States, each school board employee at such school and the parents of each student enrolled in such school shall be notified of such presence and (b) a prohibition against any individual present on the property of a public elementary or secondary school in the school division to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in the investigation for compliance with or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law or any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes an individual's presence in, entry or reentry into, or employment in the United States from accessing any nonpublic area of such school property without a warrant signed by a judge or magistrate and (ii) each public institution of higher education to (a) notify all students, faculty, and staff whenever the institution confirms that an individual is present on campus to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in the investigation for compliance with or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law or any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes an individual's presence in, entry or reentry into, or employment in the United States and (b) prohibit any individual present on campus to investigate compliance with, enforce, or assist in the investigation for compliance with or enforcement of any federal civil immigration law or any federal criminal immigration law that penalizes an individual's presence in, entry or reentry into, or employment in the United States from accessing any nonpublic area of campus without a warrant signed by a judge or magistrate.
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Jan 2026
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Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 6, 2026
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Feb 6, 2026
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Subcommittee recommends incorporating (Voice Vote)
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Feb 3, 2026
Committee
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
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Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Referred from Education and referred to Public Safety (Voice Vote)
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Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education
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1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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