HB 1872 — An Act amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police, providing for cooperation with Federal immigration authorities.

PRINTER'S NO.   2324

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1872
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY SALISBURY, HOHENSTEIN, PIELLI, SANCHEZ, KINKEAD,
        GIRAL, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, FRANKEL AND GREEN, SEPTEMBER 18, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025


                                      AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in Pennsylvania State Police,
 3      providing for cooperation with Federal immigration
 4      authorities.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
 9                                  CHAPTER 25
10             COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES
11   Sec.
12   2501.    Scope of chapter.
13   2502.    Agreements with Federal immigration authorities.
14   2503.    Construction.
15   § 2501.    Scope of chapter.
16      This chapter relates to agreements between the Pennsylvania
17   State Police and Federal immigration authorities.
18   § 2502.    Agreements with Federal immigration authorities.
19      (a)    Prohibition.--The Pennsylvania State Police may not
 1   enter into, modify, renew or extend an agreement that does any
 2   of the following:
 3             (1)   Authorizes the exercise of Federal civil immigration
 4      authority under 8 U.S.C. § 1357 (relating to powers of
 5      immigration officers and employees).
 6             (2)   Provides for the detention or housing of an
 7      individual held by a Federal immigration authority for a
 8      civil violation of Federal immigration law, including an
 9      intergovernmental service agreement under 8 U.S.C. § 1103(a)
10      (11) (relating to powers and duties of the Secretary, the
11      Under Secretary, and the Attorney General).
12      (b)    Termination of existing agreements.--The Pennsylvania
13   State Police shall terminate an agreement specified under
14   subsection (a) that is in effect on the effective date of this
15   subsection within 30 days after the effective date of this
16   subsection.
17   § 2503.    Construction.
18      Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to:
19             (1)   limit a law enforcement agency from enforcing a
20      valid warrant or order issued by a court of competent
21      jurisdiction; or
22             (2)   prohibit a law enforcement agency from complying
23      with a Federal statute or regulation governing the disclosure
24      of criminal history record information, including 28 CFR Pt.
25      20 (relating to criminal justice information systems).
26      Section 2.     This act shall take effect immediately.




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