Pennsylvania SB 1139: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for payment of court costs, restitution and fines.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1404
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1139
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY SAVAL, STREET, MUTH, CAPPELLETTI, KEARNEY,
HAYWOOD, COMITTA, L. WILLIAMS AND COLLETT, JANUARY 28, 2026
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 28, 2026
AN ACT
Providing for extent of cooperation between certain law
enforcement agencies and Federal immigration authorities;
prohibiting certain acts by law enforcement agencies; and
providing for policies limiting assistance with immigration
enforcement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Police and
Community Safety Act.
Section 2. Legislative findings.
The General Assembly finds as follows:
(1) Immigrants are valuable and essential members of
this Commonwealth.
(2) A relationship of trust between Pennsylvania's
immigrant community and State and local agencies is central
to the public safety of the people of this Commonwealth.
(3) This trust is threatened when State and local
agencies are entangled with Federal immigration enforcement,
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with the result that immigrant community members fear
approaching police when they are victims of and witnesses to
crimes, seeking basic health services or attending school, to
the detriment of public safety and the well-being of all
residents of this Commonwealth.
(4) Entangling State and local agencies with Federal
immigration enforcement programs diverts already limited
resources and blurs the lines of accountability between
Federal, State and local governments.
(5) State and local participation in Federal immigration
enforcement programs also raises constitutional concerns,
including the prospect that Commonwealth residents could be
detained in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, targeted on the basis of
race or ethnicity in violation of the Equal Protection Clause
or denied access to education based on immigration status.
(6) This act seeks to ensure effective policing to
protect the safety, well-being and constitutional rights of
the residents of this Commonwealth and to direct the State's
limited resources to matters of greatest concern to State and
local governments.
Section 3. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Civil immigration warrant." A warrant for a violation of
Federal civil immigration law. The term includes a civil
immigration warrant entered in the National Crime Information
Center database.
"Federal immigration authority." An officer, employee or
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person otherwise paid by or acting as an agent of a Federal
agency that primarily enforces immigration laws or the United
States Customs and Border Protection, or any division thereof,
or other officer, employee or person otherwise paid by or acting
as an agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security
who is charged with immigration enforcement.
"Hold request." A request, by a Federal agency that
primarily enforces immigration laws, that a local law
enforcement agency maintain custody of an individual currently
in the local law enforcement agency's custody beyond the time
the individual would otherwise be eligible for release in order
to facilitate transfer to the Federal agency. The term includes
the United States Department of Homeland Security.
"Immigration enforcement." An effort to investigate, enforce
or assist in the investigation or enforcement of a Federal civil
immigration law. The term includes an effort to investigate,
enforce or assist in the investigation or enforcement of a
Federal criminal immigration law that penalizes a person's
presence in, entry or reentry to or employment in, the United
States, including a violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1253 (relating to
penalties related to removal), 1324c (relating to penalties for
document fraud), 1325 (relating to improper entry by alien) or
1326 (relating to reentry of removed aliens).
"Joint law enforcement task force." A law enforcement agency
collaborating, engaging or partnering with a Federal law
enforcement agency in investigating, interrogating, detaining,
detecting or arresting persons for violations of Federal or
State criminal offenses.
"Judicial warrant." A warrant based on probable cause and
issued by a Federal judge or a United States magistrate judge
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who authorizes a Federal immigration authority to take into
custody the individual who is the subject of the warrant.
"Law enforcement agency." A State or local law enforcement
agency. The term includes school police and a security
department of a public school.
"Notification request." A request, by a Fe