Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary Committee on March 6, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 4001
Requires the Department of Justice to study ways the state may address unlawful immigration enforcement activity.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Digest: The Act directs the DOJ to study immigration enforcement. The Act directs the DOJ to give the results of the study to the legislature. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Requires the Department of Justice to study ways the state may address unlawful immigration enforcement activity. Directs the department to submit findings to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary no later than September 15, 2027. Sunsets on January 2, 2028.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
February 2 to March 6, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action3 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days
Waiting for a committeeFeb 2 to Feb 20 days
JudiciaryFeb 2 to Mar 6 · stopped32 days
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Feb 2 – Mar 6
- Feb 2Introduced
- Sent to Judiciary
- Mar 6Died when the session ended
All 3 actions, as published
- Feb 2First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Feb 2Referred to Judiciary with subsequent referral to Ways and Means.House of Representatives
- Mar 6In committee upon adjournment.House of Representatives