Bill Text: VA HB1257 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Sanctuary policies; enforcement of federal immigration laws.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2018-04-18 - VOTE: OVERRIDE GOVERNOR'S VETO (51-Y 48-N) [HB1257 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2018-HB1257-Enrolled.html

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1, relating to sanctuary policies. [H 1257] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 15.2-1409.1 as follows:

§15.2-1409.1. Establishment of sanctuary policies prohibited.

No locality shall adopt any ordinance, procedure, or policy that restricts the enforcement of federal immigration laws.