State management: other; access to certain facilities by federal immigration authorities; regulate. Creates new act.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Brenda Carter and 6 co-sponsors

Requires federal immigration access to nonpublic areas only with a judicial warrant, protecting state/local facility privacy.

bill electronically reproduced 07/03/2026

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Summary of HB 6158 (Michigan, 2025-2026)

Purpose and intent

Creates the “Safe Access to Facilities Act.”

Objective: Limit access by federal immigration authorities to nonpublic areas of state and local government facilities unless a judicial warrant is presented.

Key provisions and changes

Definitions:

Federal immigration authority: a federal immigration officer.
Governmental entity: a state department or agency or a local unit of government.
Nonpublic area: an area not open to the public.
Judicial warrant: a warrant issued by a court based on probable cause.

Prohibition on access without warrants:

A governmental entity may not knowingly grant a federal immigration authority access to a nonpublic area without a judicial warrant.

Exceptions and clarifications (text of act):

The bill states several broad carve-outs, clarifying what it does not do, including:
It does not restrict criminal investigations.
It does not interfere with the execution of a judicial warrant.
It does not limit cooperation in a criminal matter.
It does not restrict actions necessary to address an immediate threat to public safety.
It does not delay, restrict, or interfere with access necessary to provide emergency medical care or protect health and safety.
It does not prohibit or restrict lawful federal enforcement actions.
The act governs only the conduct of state and local governmental entities and employees.

Who would be affected

State departments and agencies, and local units of government (governmental entities) within Michigan.

Federal immigration authorities seeking access to nonpublic areas of state/local facilities would be subject to requirement of a judicial warrant.

Employees and officials of state/local governments who control or grant access to facilities.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Status: Introduced July 3, 2026; referred to the Committee on Government Operations.

No specific effective dates or enforcement timelines are provided in the text excerpt; as typical for a bill, if enacted, it would include implementation details during committee and potential floor action.

Potential impact and considerations

Strengthens privacy and security for nonpublic areas by requiring judicial warrants for access by federal immigration authorities.

Acknowledges and preserves state/local flexibility to cooperate in criminal matters and with federal actions where a judicial warrant is involved.

Provides a framework to prevent unauthorized access while ensuring provisions for emergencies, public safety, and lawful investigations remain intact.

If you’d like, I can compare this bill to existing state laws on federal access or provide aGlossary of terms for readers unfamiliar with legal terminology.