# Virginia HB1441: Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.

Virginia HB1441, Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-04-22 (Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Virginia HB1441
- State: Virginia
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Last action: 2026-04-22, Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A)
- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 15 (418 yes, 304 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Law-enforcement agencies; agreements with federal authority for immigration enforcement; requirements. Prohibits any state or local law-enforcement agency, defined in the bill, from maintaining, renewing, or entering into any federal immigration agreement unless such agreement contains certain provisions. The bill also prohibits any person acting in his capacity as a law-enforcement officer to assist, cooperate with, or use any law-enforcement resources to facilitate any operation that seeks to identify, arrest, or otherwise impose a penalty upon an individual for any violation of federal civil immigration law. The bill provides that such prohibition shall not apply (i) if the authority to enforce such laws is otherwise permitted or required by law; (ii) if the person acting in his capacity as a law-enforcement officer is presented with a valid judicial warrant or judicial subpoena that authorizes such enforcement; or (iii) to the transfer of custody of an adult convicted of certain violent felonies from a state, local, or regional correctional facility upon such correctional facility's receipt of a federal immigration detainer. This bill incorporates HB 1438 and is identical to SB 783.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New safeguards for Virginia immigration enforcement agreements: benefit, medium. Virginia state and local law-enforcement agencies can enter, renew, or keep federal immigration agreements only with the required safeguards. Covered agreements authorize officers to perform federal immigration duties or allow civil immigration detention in facilities also holding criminal detainee…
- Virginia officers face immigration enforcement limits: benefit, medium. Virginia officers generally cannot help identify, arrest, or penalize people for federal civil immigration violations without a judicial warrant or subpoena. This limit also covers using law-enforcement resources. Existing exceptions remain under Virginia Code sections 19.2-81.6, 19.2-83.2, 53.1-21…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alfonso H. Lopez (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-22 | Senate | Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 21 | 18 |   |
| 2026-04-22 | House | House concurred in Governor's recommendation | pass | 64 | 36 |   |
| 2026-03-14 | Senate | Conference report agreed to by Senate | pass | 21 | 18 |   |
| 2026-03-14 | House | Conference report agreed to by House | pass | 62 | 34 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote | pass | 40 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | Senate substitute rejected by House | fail | 0 | 95 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | Passed Senate with substitute | pass | 21 | 19 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) | pass | 37 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-27 | Senate | Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) | pass | 0 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | Senate | Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute | pass | 9 | 6 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 63 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Read third time and passed House | pass | 61 | 35 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Reported from Public Safety with substitute | pass | 15 | 7 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute | pass | 4 | 1 |   |

## Actions (57)

- 2026-04-22: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (64-Y 36-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1098) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled bill text (HB1441ER2) (House)
- 2026-04-22: Reenrolled (House)
- 2026-04-22: Approved by Governor-Chapter 1098 (effective 7/1/2026) (Governor)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-04-22: Governor's recommendation adopted (Governor)
- 2026-04-11: Governor's recommendation received by House (Governor)
- 2026-04-01: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1441) (House)
- 2026-03-31: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026 (Governor)
- 2026-03-31: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 31, 2026 (House)
- 2026-03-31: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2026-03-30: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1441ER) (House)
- 2026-03-30: Enrolled (House)
- 2026-03-30: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1441) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by Senate (21-Y 18-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-14: Conference report agreed to by House (62-Y 34-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-14: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-14: Conference Report released
- 2026-03-10: House Conferees: Lopez, Simon, O'Quinn (House)
- 2026-03-10: Conferees appointed by House (House)
- 2026-03-10: Conferees appointed by Senate (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Senate Conferees: Salim, Surovell, Sturtevant (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: House acceded to request (House)
- 2026-03-06: Senate insisted on amendments Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Senate requested conference committee (Senate)
- 2026-03-04: Senate substitute rejected by House (0-Y 95-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-03-02: Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Courts of Justice Substitute agreed to (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: Read third time (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Committee substitute printed 26108609D-S1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Constitutional reading dispensed Block Vote (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A) (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from Courts of Justice with substitute (9-Y 6-N) (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1441) (House)
- 2026-02-13: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Passed House (63-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House (House)
- 2026-02-12: Read third time and passed House (61-Y 35-N 0-A) (House)
- 2026-02-11: Engrossed by House - committee substitute (House)
- 2026-02-11: committee substitute agreed to (House)
- 2026-02-11: Read second time (House)
- 2026-02-10: Read first time (House)
- 2026-02-06: Committee substitute printed 26107361D-H1 (House)
- 2026-02-06: Reported from Public Safety with substitute (15-Y 7-N) (House)
- 2026-02-06: Incorporates HB1438 (Guzman) (House)
- 2026-02-06: House subcommittee offered (House)
- 2026-02-06: Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (4-Y 1-N) (House)
- 2026-01-28: Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to Committee on Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-22: Presented and ordered printed 26105657D (House)

## Bill text

- Chaptered, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225436.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225435.PDF)
- Reenrolled, 2026-04-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220020.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220019.PDF)
- Gov Recommendation, 2026-04-11: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219099.HTML)
- Enrolled, 2026-03-30: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214510.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214509.PDF)
- Conference Report, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211583.HTML)
- Substitute, 2026-03-14: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211580.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211579.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186472.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186471.PDF)
- Substitute, 2026-02-06: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132018.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132542.HTML), [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131995.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132017.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132541.PDF), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131994.PDF)
- Introduced, 2026-01-22: [HTML](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094863.HTML), [PDF](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094862.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties. (signed)
- HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with rental agreement. (signed)
- HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for certain individuals. (signed)
- HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, termination by landlord. (signed)
- HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil penalty. (signed)

## Sources
- [Chaptered (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225436.HTML)
- [Chaptered (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1225435.PDF)
- [Reenrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220020.HTML)
- [Reenrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1220019.PDF)
- [Gov Recommendation (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1219099.HTML)
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214510.HTML)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1214509.PDF)
- [Conference Report (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211583.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211580.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1211579.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186472.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1186471.PDF)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132018.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132542.HTML)
- [Substitute (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131995.HTML)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132017.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1132541.PDF)
- [Substitute (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1131994.PDF)
- [Introduced (HTML)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094863.HTML)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://lis.blob.core.windows.net/files/1094862.PDF)

## Related
- [HB5: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB5-2026)
- [SB199: Employment; paid sick leave, civil penalties.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-SB199-2026)
- [HB95: Va. Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; landlord remedies, noncompliance with…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB95-2026)
- [HB1393: Electric utilities; pilot program for energy assistance and weatherization for…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1393-2026)
- [HB834: Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; fire or casualty damage, terminat…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB834-2026)
- [HB675: Protection of employees; coercion or threat based on immigration status, civil…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB675-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/VA-HB1441-2026 (as of 2026-10-12).