BILL · 2025–26 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2648

HB 2648: Immigration enf. interaction

Concerning state and local law enforcement interactions with federal immigration enforcement officials.

Summary

Requires on-duty peace officers to activate body worn cameras and dash cameras when encountering federal agents conducting immigration enforcement activities and to report such encounters to their employing agencies.
Requires the local government entity of which the peace officer is an employee or the state, when the peace officer is a state employee, to indemnify and hold harmless a peace officer for any judgment or fine levied against the peace officer in any proceeding that arises from actions taken by the peace officer in compliance with these requirements.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to state and local law enforcement interactions with federal immigration enforcement officials;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Feb 4, 2026Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2648)
Feb 4, 2026Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 3, 2026Minority; do not pass. (SHB 2648)
Feb 3, 2026CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2648)
Feb 3, 2026CS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Feb 3, 2026Minority; do not pass.
Feb 3, 2026CS - Executive action taken by committee.
Jan 23, 2026First reading, referred to Community Safety.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

HB 2648 (2019–20) Sex ed./parent involvement · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2648 (2017–18) Sexual assault · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2648 (2015–16) Retirement info. disclosure · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2648 (2013–14) Leg. members/reg. trans brds · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2648 (2011–12) Nurses/additional surcharge · Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
HB 2648 (2009–10) Unemployment insurance rates · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 2648 (2007–08) Campus safety and security · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 2648 (2005–06) Identity theft · Did not pass · died in committee