VA HB 1459
Status unknownIce-Free Comm. Act; notifi. to fed. immigr. authorities of pending release of persons from custody.
Virginia · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did VA HB 1459 pass?
The current status of VA HB 1459 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2026-02-13): Tabled in Public Safety (13-Y 7-N)
What is VA HB 1459 about?
Ice-Free Communities Act; notification to federal immigration authorities of pending release of certain persons from custody.
Who sponsors VA HB 1459?
Eric R. Zehr is the primary sponsor of VA HB 1459, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Ice-Free Communities Act; notification to federal immigration authorities of pending release of certain persons from custody.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-02-13 — Tabled in Public Safety (13-Y 7-N)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Eric R. Zehrprimary
- Wren M. Williamscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-01-23
Presented and ordered printed 26106083D
introduction
2026-01-23
Referred to Committee on Public Safety
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Assigned HMPPS sub: Subcommittee #3
referral-committee
2026-02-02
Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1459)
2026-02-13
Tabled in Public Safety (13-Y 7-N)
deferral
Versions
Documents
Votes
Tabled in Public Safety
2026-02-13 · pass · 13-7
Member-level votes (22)
- Marcus B. Simon: yes
- Adele Y. McClure: yes
- Patrick A. Hope: yes
- Alfonso H. Lopez: yes
- Sam Rasoul: yes
- Nadarius E. Clark: not voting
- Dan I. Helmer: yes
- Holly M. Seibold: not voting
- Rae Cousins: yes
- Elizabeth B. Bennett-Parker: yes
- Joshua E. Thomas: yes
- Michael B. Feggans: yes
- Debra D. Gardner: yes
- Kimberly Pope Adams: yes
- Jessica L. Anderson: yes
- Tony O. Wilt: no
- Michael J. Webert: no
- Delores Oates: no
- Eric Phillips: no
- Eric R. Zehr: no
- Mitchell Cornett: no
- Karen Hamilton: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:35:59.552682Z
Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:
Use this data
Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=VA&identifier=HB 1459. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.
Known limitations
- Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
- Committee referrals are not yet captured.
See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.